Back to asking about hard drives (probably the third time now)
I have difficulty reading Backblaze's spec sheets since their equation seems to be drawn from peyote sessions around a campfire at 3:00 in the morning. Which of the following drives offers the best performance and best reliability of the bunch?
1: Hitachi Deskstar NAS
128MB Cache
7200RPM
8TB capacity
289.00USD (by pcpartpicker, but the real price is around 320USD on the link)
2: Seagate Barracuda Pro
256MB Cache
7200RPM
8TB capacity **
259.99USD
3: Seagate Barracuda Pro
256MB Cache
7200RPM
10TB capacity **
393.98USD (why!?)
4: WD Red
128MB Cache
5400RPM
8TB capacity
241.99USD
5: WD Red Pro
128MB cache
7200RPM
8TB Capacity
361.99USD (why!?)
I am almost considering putting an Ultrastar in this list, but since I am also trying to think about the cost of these drives, I will not be including them.
A note on WD Gold drives: yes they are exquisitely reliable. They are also noisy as a train horn and cost a ton of money. Since I am already going to put one of them in there as it is, putting two of them in there seems a bit strange, no?
I have difficulty reading Backblaze's spec sheets since their equation seems to be drawn from peyote sessions around a campfire at 3:00 in the morning. Which of the following drives offers the best performance and best reliability of the bunch?
1: Hitachi Deskstar NAS
128MB Cache
7200RPM
8TB capacity
289.00USD (by pcpartpicker, but the real price is around 320USD on the link)
2: Seagate Barracuda Pro
256MB Cache
7200RPM
8TB capacity **
259.99USD
3: Seagate Barracuda Pro
256MB Cache
7200RPM
10TB capacity **
393.98USD (why!?)
4: WD Red
128MB Cache
5400RPM
8TB capacity
241.99USD
5: WD Red Pro
128MB cache
7200RPM
8TB Capacity
361.99USD (why!?)
I am almost considering putting an Ultrastar in this list, but since I am also trying to think about the cost of these drives, I will not be including them.
A note on WD Gold drives: yes they are exquisitely reliable. They are also noisy as a train horn and cost a ton of money. Since I am already going to put one of them in there as it is, putting two of them in there seems a bit strange, no?