Synology releases DVA1622 - network storage and AI for video surveillance

Synology has announced the DVA1622, a compact network storage device in desktop form factor.
The new product is designed primarily for video surveillance and security applications.Image source: SynologyThe device is enclosed in a 166 × 106 × 223 mm enclosure.
Two 3.5\" SATA hard drives can be installed.
Hot swappable drives are supported with Intel Celeron J4125 Gemini Lake Refresh processor.
The chip combines four cores without multi-threading support and Intel UHD 600 graphics gas pedal.
The base clock frequency is 2.0 GHz, the maximum frequency is 2.7 GHz.
The novelty has 1GbE LAN (RJ45) network port and two USB 3.0 ports, one of which is on the front panel.
Apart from that, there is an HDMI interface.
A fan with a diameter of 92 mm is responsible for cooling.
It is noted that DVA1622 - the ideal solution for compact home surveillance systems and security terminals in a confined space.
Video surveillance can be accessed from any device at any time.
The manufacturer's warranty is three years.

Western Digital began to compensate owners of WD Red drives for the secret use of SMR recording

Western Digital began to pay monetary compensation to participants in a class action lawsuit related to the tacit use of SMR tiled recording technology in WD Red hard drives, designed for installation in network storage systems.
The latter provides higher storage densities but has a much slower rewrite speed.Image source: Western DigitalIt's well-known that in 2020, users suddenly discovered that the WD Red series drives used in network attached storage (NAS) use SMR technology, as opposed to standard CMR technology.
However, during certain tasks, drives of this type lose significantly in speed.
At first, the company tried to avoid responsibility, but when it finally admitted the problem, it was already too late - numerous class action suits were filed against the manufacturer, accusing Western Digital of unfair advertising.
According to the users' opinion the compensation is not high - from $4 to $7 per disc, depending on the capacity of the purchased discs.In 2021 WD created the fund of $2.7 million for paying compensation to the victims who bought discs WD Red.
The owners were invited to submit their claims on a special website until November 8, 2021.
Compensations have already begun to arrive, the matter concerns the buyers of WD20EFAX (2 TB), WD30EFAX (3 TB) models - they are paid $4 each.
Owners of WD40EFAX and WD60EFAX models (4TB and 6TB, respectively) are paid $7 each.