Seagate ST3000DM001-1CH166

gibxxi wrote:

I agree with PapaBear. The WD Reds are designed for 24/7 NAS usage scenarios. Seagate have been having consistent issues of late just getting their drives TO WORK AT ALL. TBH, while they aren't a bad company on the whole, in terms of reliability, I'd avoid Seagate drives for NAS usage at this point in time. The WD Reds are more expensive, but you are buying piece of mind here. It's YOUR data, are you prepared to put it at risk for a few £/$ less?

I've switched over to Red drives also, and have been quite happy with them. In my case I am retiring WDC green drives (which I don't recommend for NAS even if they are on the HCL). I also have some seagates deployed (2 in the Pro, and 2 in the Duo v1), but unless something changes I will replace them with Reds when the time comes.

In addition to gibxxi's comments, both Netgear and WDC agree that the WD Reds work in ReadyNAS, which should simplify dealing with support from both companies. They also have a 3 year warranty, which is longer than the normal warranty for consumer drives these days.