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Spinpoint F4 HD204UI 2TB 5400 RPM working good so far
There was a recent deal at NewEgg on the SAMSUNG Spinpoint F4 HD204UI 2TB 5400 RPM 32MB drives, so I decided to risk it as opposed to the other WD & Seagate 2tb drives. I installed them, upgraded the ...
Mutley - please carry on posting your experiences.
I have a new duo with a single WD20EARS (raidiator 4.1.7) - I was looking to get another 2TB for redundancy - the cheapest WD20EARS I could find was £71.53 at ebuyer (using discount code SPOOKY); but the samsung F4 is currently 65.99 delivered at Novatech.
I'm quite tempted because from what I've read the F4 is faster than the WD20EARS so I don't think it'll be any worse than getting another WD; but of course the F4 isn't on the compatibility list...
I'm thinking that if there are problems with the F4 I can always bung it in a caddy as a backup drive, otherwise I'll get another F4 and use the WD as backup; of course I could just wait a while - as mdgm said now 4.1.7 has been released Netgear could well be testing other 4K sector drives...
I think for now I'll watch and cheer on you pioneers :?
I have a new duo with a single WD20EARS (raidiator 4.1.7) - I was looking to get another 2TB for redundancy - the cheapest WD20EARS I could find was £71.53 at ebuyer (using discount code SPOOKY); but the samsung F4 is currently 65.99 delivered at Novatech.
I'm quite tempted because from what I've read the F4 is faster than the WD20EARS so I don't think it'll be any worse than getting another WD; but of course the F4 isn't on the compatibility list...
I'm thinking that if there are problems with the F4 I can always bung it in a caddy as a backup drive, otherwise I'll get another F4 and use the WD as backup; of course I could just wait a while - as mdgm said now 4.1.7 has been released Netgear could well be testing other 4K sector drives...
I think for now I'll watch and cheer on you pioneers :?
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