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How much does a drives RPM make a difference?
I have two ReadyNAS NV+ units that I use in a home environment. One of the NV+ units is used to back up some (but not all) of the data from the primary NV+ unit. I have 5 Macs, two AppleTVs, two TiV...
iprobe8 - the Samsung HD204UI drives are not on the HCL. Neither are the Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 drives, although the older HDS722020ALA330 are. (Newegg does not currently list them, but Amazon has them at $119.95).
Your best bet from a price performance standpoint is the Seagates. Keep in mind that larger drives have a higher failure rate, and you might want to keep a spare on hand, or maintain a current and complete backup. You could invest in a dock that will attach to one of your Macs and backup the videos and music that does not change much on to your older drives once you have removed them. They will make good backup storage and don't have to be on line except when copying to or from them. A dock makes a good temporary connection for an SATA drive.
Your best bet from a price performance standpoint is the Seagates. Keep in mind that larger drives have a higher failure rate, and you might want to keep a spare on hand, or maintain a current and complete backup. You could invest in a dock that will attach to one of your Macs and backup the videos and music that does not change much on to your older drives once you have removed them. They will make good backup storage and don't have to be on line except when copying to or from them. A dock makes a good temporary connection for an SATA drive.
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