Can you mix Red and Red Pro drives in the same array?

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hello. I currently have a RAID 5 set up with three 8TB Red drives in a Synology 1815+ (in case that matters). through no fault of my own, I ended up with getting 8TB Red Pro drives instead of the regular ones, and i need to expand this volume. is it OK if i use the Pro drives in combination with the regular Red drives?

thanks!

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Yes, you can mix red with Red Pro drives. the main difference between the Red and Red Pro is that the Pro can support larger arrays. A RAID 5 is fine with either drive.