Question 16TB NAS hard drive , what to get ?

[einhander5750]

hi guys , I am in the market for a NAS hard drive. It's my first one and obviously I need something reliable.

I'm going for a 16TB 7200rpm

I'm hoping for multiple replies saying I should go for 'X' drive due to good reviews and reliability.

below are some of the models available at scorptec.au

chat soon


Seagate Ironwolf Pro 16TB NAS HDD, ST16000NT001
Seagate Exos X18 Enterprise 16TB 3.5 inch SATA HDD, ST16000NM000J
Western Digital WD Red Pro 16TB 3.5" SATA NAS HDD, WD161KFGX
WD Ultrastar DC HC550 16TB 3.5" SATA HDD, 0F38462 (WUH721816ALE6L4)
Western Digital WD Gold 16TB HDD, WD161KRYZ

 

[Ralston18]

Budget?

 

[USAFRet]

hi guys , I am in the market for a NAS hard drive. It's my first one and obviously I need something reliable.

I'm going for a 16TB 7200rpm

I'm hoping for multiple replies saying I should go for 'X' drive due to good reviews and reliability.

below are some of the models available at scorptec.au

chat soon


Seagate Ironwolf Pro 16TB NAS HDD, ST16000NT001
Seagate Exos X18 Enterprise 16TB 3.5 inch SATA HDD, ST16000NM000J
Western Digital WD Red Pro 16TB 3.5" SATA NAS HDD, WD161KFGX
WD Ultrastar DC HC550 16TB 3.5" SATA HDD, 0F38462 (WUH721816ALE6L4)
Western Digital WD Gold 16TB HDD, WD161KRYZ

Given 1,000 copies of each, I doubt you'd find more than sub-single digit percentage differences in 'reliability'.

Look through here:

Backblaze Drive Stats for Q3 2024

Read the latest annualized failure rates for the Backblaze drive fleet.

www.backblaze.com

 

[dingo07]

I have 2x6TB and a 2TB WD Purple to sell if you want to add more for cheap.