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Which Drive?
I've just moved from Duo.v1 to NV+.v2, and looking at buying extra drives...
...and have been content on using Seagate (7200) drives in my Duo.v1 for the past three years.
I primarily use my ReadyNAS for music and video streaming.
The dilemma is whether to stick with Seagate or buy into the new WD Red drives.
The problem is with more competitive pricing on Seagate compared to WD. For example...
WD Red 2Tb = £96
WD Red 3Tb = £143
Seagate 2Tb = £84
Seagate 3Tb = £115
(Seagate model: ST2000DM001/ST3000DM001).
Purchase x2 drives and the price escalates for the WD drives by comparison to the Seagate models.
For a tad extra, I could buy a Seagate 3Tb drive for a little more than the 2Tb WD Red drive costs.
Are the WD Red drives really worth the extra cost, just because they are specifically designed for NAS enclosures - or is it just marketing hype?
Also; what is with the additional firmware being required for ST2000DM001/ST3000DM001?
Do I have to install it myself, or are they likely to come with the latest firmware?
...and have been content on using Seagate (7200) drives in my Duo.v1 for the past three years.
I primarily use my ReadyNAS for music and video streaming.
The dilemma is whether to stick with Seagate or buy into the new WD Red drives.
The problem is with more competitive pricing on Seagate compared to WD. For example...
WD Red 2Tb = £96
WD Red 3Tb = £143
Seagate 2Tb = £84
Seagate 3Tb = £115
(Seagate model: ST2000DM001/ST3000DM001).
Purchase x2 drives and the price escalates for the WD drives by comparison to the Seagate models.
For a tad extra, I could buy a Seagate 3Tb drive for a little more than the 2Tb WD Red drive costs.
Are the WD Red drives really worth the extra cost, just because they are specifically designed for NAS enclosures - or is it just marketing hype?
Also; what is with the additional firmware being required for ST2000DM001/ST3000DM001?
Do I have to install it myself, or are they likely to come with the latest firmware?
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- As a long time Seagate user, my answer would be to go with the WD red label drives. (I would replace another pair of my Seagate 1TB drives with the WD30EFRX except that they are hard to get over here in the U.S. right now. (My preferred supplier has been out of the 3TB versions for about 10 days and is now out of the 2TB as well).
Seagate is having real issues with the ST2000DL003 and it has been going on for a while. It seems that some of the drives with an earlier firmware are giving problems, and the new firmware won't install on the older drives. While that is not the model you are discussing, it gives me pause when I see something about needing a particular firmware before you can use a drive. WD went though this a while back with their green drives and then came out and said not to use them in RAID enclosures. Now they have released the red label series and they seem to be doing well, but only time will tell. - The drive that I am referring to is the Barracuda 7200.14 ST3000DM001. This drive has replaced the 'green' series of Barracuda drives, as Seagate maintains that little is lost in trying to save power - both active and idle - compared to their former green drives.
The following comprehensive review of the WD Red drives compared to others - including the Barracuda 2Tb/3Tb drives suggests there is some marketing hype surrounding the WD Red drives.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/red ... ,3248.html
While the review comes down in favour of the WD Red drives, it doesn't indicate that these are neither the last word nor only logical option in buying drives for NAS devices.
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