Support for Seagate SV35 Series?

pearly wrote:
I found these drives on NewEgg.com. Any chance you guys are testing these drives?

Currently no, but I will look into getting some. Might take some time though.

I'm gonna win contest "dig up oldest threat". But any update on those drives?

Considering that in the past 6 years they have not been listed, I would say they do not work well with the ReadyNAS units. They are described as video surveillance systems.

Oh... Ok. Guess i should swap my 4-some out then.

I posted my spec's almost a year ago, and it does show up in a search.
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Obviously they seem to be working for you. However, that does not mean they would work across all configurations and it could be that Seagate stated they were not recommended for use in RAID enclosures, only solo applications so they were never tested.

Well, seeing as most drives aren't tested, you either get the one of your size choise that has been tested, or don't get one at all, if thats what your going to go by.
Survilance / video recording aimed is simply due to being low RPM, low heat units, and nothing stops them from running just fine in RAID's. I asked Seagate support before i bought them, and they indicated that i should expect slightly lower performance then with higher end RAID aimed drives, simply due to the nature of the drive. Since there isn't any drive made in the last 15 years or so that doesn't outperform the NV+ (sparc) that wasn't really an issue...

Also, if someone was to check on my posts, they'd find that i RMA'd one of the drives for bad clusters after a few months, and Seagate didn't even twich when it was said the drive was in a RAID envirorment. They ended up shipping a new drive as a replacement, rather then a refurbished.
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We don't know most drives are not tested. We only know that most drives are not on the HCL. We do not know if that is because of problems encountered during the testing or whether they were not tested.

For the same price as the SV25 2TB drive one can purchase on of the new WD Red label drives that is the same price in the 2TB sized (WD20EFRX) and is on the HCL. WD designed this drive for RAID enclosures and is recommended by WD for various manufacturers RAID enclosure. It has a 3 year warranty, but I can not find anywhere, not even on the Seagate website what the warranty on the S35 is so I shall assume the same as all current consumer drives which is now reduced to 1 year.

Even as one who has favored Seagate over the years, I would tend to go for the WD red label drives.

PapaBear wrote:
...I would tend to go for the WD red label drives.

I have a mix of Seagate and WDC, though most of my more recent purchases have been WDC. I had to use my spare a week or so ago, and decided to go with a WDC Red model to replace it (ordered it earlier today).

It's a bit tricky call to make right now, since some folks have had trouble recently with some Seagates that are on the HCL. On the other hand the Red label is brand new, so it is unknown.

PapaBear wrote:
We don't know most drives are not tested. We only know that most drives are not on the HCL. We do not know if that is because of problems encountered during the testing or whether they were not tested.

Not that i'm able to find the post, but i am pretty sure i saw someone, possibly the Jedi who left us, comment on the lack of drives in the HCL with a simple statement to the nature of so many drives, so little time. Either way. There is nothing wrong with the SV35 series, and the sparc generation ReadyNAS equipment. (I cant say for the rest)

PapaBear wrote:
It has a 3 year warranty, but I can not find anywhere, not even on the Seagate website what the warranty on the S35 is so I shall assume the same as all current consumer drives which is now reduced to 1 year.

Cant have been looking to hard. The SV35.5 series drives comes with a 5 year warranty. Go to the drive's page, click features, and it's on the right. Also, as i said, when speaking to the support, they don't recommend these drives for RAID environment, not due to them not being able to cope, but simply due to them being targeted at a lower power usage, and not delivering the top performance most seek when looking to go for a RAID.
By the way, These drives usually cost a few bucks extra, compared to what you get, and if one is willing to shell out such cash, you can get a WD drive with a 5 year warranty as well. Just trying to be fair. Pretty much "any" enterprise drive is available at a 5 year warranty price point.

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Mr_B wrote:
... There is nothing wrong with the SV35 series, and the sparc generation ReadyNAS equipment. (I cant say for the rest)...

I take your point - there are many people here who have gone "off" the HCL, and a lot of them have had good success. I have a couple installed myself. I suspect there are lot of drives that have never been tested. and I expect that many (perhaps even most) will work. It's helpful if folks post drives that worked out ok for them, as long as it is the support implications are clear (which they are in this case).

Mr_B wrote:
Pretty much "any" enterprise drive is available at a 5 year warranty price point.

Agreed. Warranty is just a pricing decision anyway - if you raise your price a bit you can give a longer warranty.