Seagate ST3000DM001 7200.14 Compatibility and Warranty

I took one last look at the WD Red WD30EFRX drives on Newegg since they are on special today to read the user reviews and determine if I should try to come up with the extra money somehow. To my surprise the overall rating is only three stars for the standard WD Red drive and there are many reports of DOA drives (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822236344). By comparison the ST3000DM001 7200.14 drive had a comparable number of DOA complaints and the same 3 star rating (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822148844). The WD30EFRX does have a 4.5 star rating on Amazon versus a 4 star rating for the ST3000DM001 but the Newegg reviews don't make me feel real confident about either drive.

The WD30EFRX is better suited to NAS applications and should have a longer life due to a lower rotation speed and less heat generation but the moral of the story is that both these drives are consumer oriented models and not up to the quality standards of the enterprise drives. The real life experience of users in these forums is definitely more valuable than reviews from customers that often take the time to write them only if they are dissatisfied with the product.