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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 Rea...
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.
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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