[PLUG] Hard drive/SSD recommendations

[Rich Shepard]

On Mon, 31 Jan 2022, Ben Koenig wrote:

> For WD "Blue" drives that kind of failure rate is not too surprising. If
> you keep getting the same brand you'll probably hit a good one eventually.

Ben,

I'd prefer to avoid the excitement of trying drives.

> Since this is for backup storage you probably want to go with WD "Red"
> drives. They are more expensive, but are intended specifically for 100%
> uptime in NAS system so you'll probably get better results.
>
> If you want to try Seagate they use the "IronWolf" branding for their NAS
> drives. Generally speaking, it's best to avoid the lower-tier drives from
> both companies for the reasons you have discovered.

Well, I ordered a pair of Seagate BarraCuda, but can return them for
NAS-focused ones.

Recently I seem to have better luck with Seagate and Hitachi (now part of
Seagate, I believe) than with WD.

Thanks,

Rich