Is this an SMR or Shingled Drive? null

No, the drive in this is basically a DC HC550 which is a CMR. If they ever include the 20TB disk in these, the DC HC650, that one is SMR.

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not familiar w/ SMR or Shingled Drive terminology. please explain. architecturally, it's a sata to usb. i've used a lot of them over the years. i'd avoid the mycloud product as it has serious network connectivity issues

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No, the drive in this is basically a DC HC550 which is a CMR. If they ever include the 20TB disk in these, the DC HC650, that one is SMR.
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not familiar w/ SMR or Shingled Drive terminology. please explain. architecturally, it's a sata to usb. i've used a lot of them over the years. i'd avoid the mycloud product as it has serious network connectivity issues
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