60F vs 61F

[time4pj]

Hi,

I have just purchased a used 60D that I registered.  I see that it is like Windows Vista, so I'm going to upgrade to 60F or 61F.  What benefit is the 61F over a 60F?  i can afford both, but I don't know why I would want the extra storage?

Thank you

[emnoc]

The 60F might be easier to get , I have both but use the 60F at home.The extra cost of disk storage was not a requirement nor was it worth the extra dollars. Btw these 2 model are exactly the same outside of internal storage.

Ken Felix

[time4pj]

I figured it out .. Greater log space ...

[nicerobot_FTNT]

There are a lot of features that require a hard drive. Plus log retention. See below.

Benefits of Local Storage (FortiGate)

Local Logging & Reporting

FAZ logging with 'store-and-upload' (if FAZ if unreachable)

Configuration Revisions

Learning mode for firewall policies

Antivirus Quarantine

Explicit Proxy

DLP

PCAP via GUI

PCAP triggered by Firewall Policy

IPS PCAP

Parts of FortiView (uses local SQL database)[/ul]

WAN optimization for devices that support WAN opt (byte cache)[/ul]

Proxy Caching

FEC for SD-WAN

Future features that may need local storage (like advanced SD-WAN as an example)

SSD are Enterprise grade and designed to last more than 5 years of use, unlike Consumer grade[/ul]