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Western Digital White Label Drives In ReadyNAS
I have many ReadyNAS units and always used Western Digital 3TB and 4TB Red drives. I have a new project where I need a ton of storage and need to splurge on about ten 8TB drives. I see that people a...
Sorry it took me so long to get back, I've been terribly sick.
So I guess I am at a crossroad here. I need five drives for starts, four for the array (2100v2 unit) with one spare.
I can buy:
WD RED 8TB (WD80EFAX) for about $210 ech on eBay ($1050 total)
WD White Label 8TB (WD80EZAZ) for about $120 each on eBay (brand new shuck, no warrenty) (600 total)
Now I thought:
I would need to Kapton tape the third pin, but I guess I dont which is GOOD
I would need drives with persistant TLER enable, but I guess TLER only matters on hardware raids and not software raids like ReadyNAS OS, Correct?
I dont mind being a guinea pig to earn a little street credit on here lol, I am just looking for someone to tell me to pull the trigger and on what.
Thanks guys!
Adam
Given the number of DoA and infant mortality drives we see reported here (most where the poster suspects the NAS, as it just can't be that brand new drive), I would not take a chance on drives without any warranty, even from the seller.
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