My Seagate Barracuda 2TB (st2000dm008) is failing after 2.5 years of use. Its a shame because its one of the biggest drives I got on my PC and I have HDD going for twice as long than this drive and hopefully continue to do. CDI shown a Current Pending Sector Count and Uncorrectable Sector Count of 20 each: https://imgur.io/yByjzFe
People suggested to backup my files and thats what I ve been doing, but the Ext Hard Drive I ve got had less than 800 GB left and the failing drive has over a TB being used. So I m being selective and looking how to make budget to have more backup options.
I ve thought of buying a WD Red Pro (4TB at least). Was suggested to me because it was CMR, had 7200 RPM and I should be able to continue with similar performance compared to my failing drive. What do you guys think? I know these drives are meant for an NAS, not a desktop, and to be run 24/7.
My question is: will a WD Red Pro survive the daily shutdown of a Desktop PC? I turn it on and off basically everyday, when I wake up and when I go to sleep. I ve been reading about it and I couldnt find a consensus on whether it was ok to buy one of these for desktop or not.
I ll be reading your thoughts! Thanks in advance.
People suggested to backup my files and thats what I ve been doing, but the Ext Hard Drive I ve got had less than 800 GB left and the failing drive has over a TB being used. So I m being selective and looking how to make budget to have more backup options.
I ve thought of buying a WD Red Pro (4TB at least). Was suggested to me because it was CMR, had 7200 RPM and I should be able to continue with similar performance compared to my failing drive. What do you guys think? I know these drives are meant for an NAS, not a desktop, and to be run 24/7.
My question is: will a WD Red Pro survive the daily shutdown of a Desktop PC? I turn it on and off basically everyday, when I wake up and when I go to sleep. I ve been reading about it and I couldnt find a consensus on whether it was ok to buy one of these for desktop or not.
I ll be reading your thoughts! Thanks in advance.