WDC Reds Not Suitable?

InteXX wrote:

AndreasKa wrote: But the prettier women are there I'm sure of it :) Maybe not prettier, but less clothing worn by everyone... (for better or worse) :D I visited Fairbanks once (many years ago). It was August, but more like spring in Boston (rainy, cool, ...). Alaska's beautiful, but the climate (and the darkness in the winter) is not for me. InteXX wrote: Good gosh, how do you find these things? Did you go a-searchin' just for this topic or is it something you already had on hand? AndreasKa posted it here a few days ago. There's a set of interlocking topics around disks (temps, how spindown affects disk life, bitrot). I like seeing studies on them, and not just random opinions. AndreasKa wrote: I stand by my argument however that 50c is too high for a HDD...

No disagreement from me. I like to see temps in the low 30s (even before I read the paper you posted).

Fan noise is a factor too. At one point I had my duo in the familyroom, and when the fan kicked in during video streaming it was annoying. Some posters have ReadyNAS in their bedrooms. So there is a pick-your-poison aspect to this.

Overall, I look at performance, acoustic noise specs, and expected temps/power use (having learned about acoustic noise the hard way).