Large Capacity HDD's (6TB-20TB)

[jayanttyagi]

I think seagate Exos series is just fine assuming it is cheaper than WD.

Ultrastar >iron wolf nas pro > exos

 

[Zino]

confirmed capacity right now is only 16TB.
I am negotiating with the supplier for 10/12TB and 20/22TB lets see what works out.

16tb will do.
thanks

 

[guest_999]

Ultrastar >iron wolf nas pro > exos

This is purely subjective as all enterprise class hdd have similar technical specifications & they all use identical manufacturing process. Unlike consumer class drives where there have been infamous examples of initial WD green models & certain seagate barracuda 7200.10/DM2000/DM3000 series models in 2011-2015 there has never been a "mass failure series" in enterprise class models in last 10-12 years as far as I know.

 

[aasimenator]

This is purely subjective as all enterprise class hdd have similar technical specifications & they all use identical manufacturing process. Unlike consumer class drives where there have been infamous examples of initial WD green models & certain seagate barracuda 7200.10/DM2000/DM3000 series models in 2011-2015 there has never been a "mass failure series" in enterprise class models in last 10-12 years as far as I know.

exactly, some people prefer WD's some prefer Seagate's and they always will, but all enterprise-class drives are pretty much good regardless of the brand, they are built for durability. We see a lot more Seagate than WD-branded drives in the enterprise-class, before selling drives, I use to not like Seagate drives, as I had some of their older models fail on me back in the day, after which I exclusively stuck to WD. now after selling Seagate drives, my inclination has shifted again so much so that I am now personally using all Seagate EXOS drives on my system and only have 1 WD RED drive.

 

[k660]

exactly, some people prefer WD's some prefer Seagate's and they always will, but all enterprise-class drives are pretty much good regardless of the brand, they are built for durability. We see a lot more Seagate than WD-branded drives in the enterprise-class, before selling drives, I use to not like Seagate drives, as I had some of their older models fail on me back in the day, after which I exclusively stuck to WD. now after selling Seagate drives, my inclination has shifted again so much so that I am now personally using all Seagate EXOS drives on my system and only have 1 WD RED drive.

This is positive info

 

[jayanttyagi]

Exos just make too much noise.

 

[jayanttyagi]

Also
Seagate's fraudulent HDD scandal expands: IronWolf Pro hard drives reportedly also affected
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-com...xpands-ironwolf-pro-hard-drives-also-affected

 

[aasimenator]

Also
Seagate's fraudulent HDD scandal expands: IronWolf Pro hard drives reportedly also affected
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-com...xpands-ironwolf-pro-hard-drives-also-affected

Yes, I've heard of this, but it's a scam or a fraud when the seller is selling these drives as new. and almost everyone talks about buying new and getting used models or older models *which they returned for a refund*

 

[manucitc]

Any 8 TB HDD available

 

[tr27]

Yes, I've heard of this, but it's a scam or a fraud when the seller is selling these drives as new. and almost everyone talks about buying new and getting used models or older models *which they returned for a refund*

The troubling part is the smart data being altered there , strictly talking about that particular case

 

[guest_999]

The troubling part is the smart data being altered there , strictly talking about that particular case

Just fyi, genuine "manufacturer recertified drives" (not seller refurbished or this particular case) also have their SMART data reset but that is done by the manufacturer itself after deciding that current SMART data is negligible to affect it in the long term.

 

[karanwk]

"If the drive passes a stress test like pre-clear and post read on unraid, it will probably last a long time."
I have belived this for a while. Am I wrong or not getting some nuance?

 

[guest_999]

"If the drive passes a stress test like pre-clear and post read on unraid, it will probably last a long time."
I have belived this for a while. Am I wrong or not getting some nuance?

It is "decently" correct if you keep in mind this golden rule that any hdd/ssd can fail at any time as no hdd/ssd is 100% failure proof. Also, it is a good idea to start thinking about replacing hdd/creating backup (if required) when it crosses 50k power on hours.