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Seagate ST3000DM001 7200.14 Compatibility and Warranty
I recently had some corruption problems with my ReadyNAS Ultra 4 and with the help of Netgear technical support it is back up and running in a somewhat patched mode. Their recommendation is to upgrad...
The 3TB WD Red drives (which at least in the US have a five year warranty) are currently $166 apiece on Newegg and I got two of the ST3000DM001 drives from them for $175. That's a lot more than 10% but like many other things YMMV.
The original definition of RAID was was Reliable Array of Inexpensive Disks although IBM changed it to Reliable Array of Independent Disks since nothing they sell to enterprises is inexpensive. :)
No doubt that the enterprise NAS drives should have a longer life but with free replacements during the two year warranty period and lower per drive replacement costs after that I'm willing to take a chance. My understanding is that the recent models of the ST3000DM001 (7200.14) drives are more reliable than the older models which did not have a very good record.
Edit: It turns out there are currently two models of the 3TB WD Red drive listed on Newegg, the IntelliPower (variable rotational speed) WD30EFRX model with a three year warranty for $119, and the 7200 RPM WD3001FFSX "Pro" model with a five year warranty for $166. Only the WD30EFRX model is certified by Netgear for use in the ReadyNAS Ultra 4.
The original definition of RAID was was Reliable Array of Inexpensive Disks although IBM changed it to Reliable Array of Independent Disks since nothing they sell to enterprises is inexpensive. :)
No doubt that the enterprise NAS drives should have a longer life but with free replacements during the two year warranty period and lower per drive replacement costs after that I'm willing to take a chance. My understanding is that the recent models of the ST3000DM001 (7200.14) drives are more reliable than the older models which did not have a very good record.
Edit: It turns out there are currently two models of the 3TB WD Red drive listed on Newegg, the IntelliPower (variable rotational speed) WD30EFRX model with a three year warranty for $119, and the 7200 RPM WD3001FFSX "Pro" model with a five year warranty for $166. Only the WD30EFRX model is certified by Netgear for use in the ReadyNAS Ultra 4.
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