May 10, 201115 yr Hi guys, I was just wondering what you think about this drive , http://www.amazon.co.uk/SEAGATE-ST31000524AS-Barracuda-7200-12-Internal/dp/B004R01RUQ/ref=sr_1_16?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1305053989&sr=1-16 and http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/products/desktops/barracuda_hard_drives/ Sorry if there have already been topics about this, I had a check. Its a Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS , 7200rpm , 32mb cache. Would these drives be good for an unRAID server? How would they compare to WD10EARS, performance and reliability wise? Also note the price, £28 from the other sellers....good deal? Thanks in advance for any help. Chris
May 14, 201115 yr I don't have any personal experience with these drives, but they should work just fine for unRAID. The WD10EARS drive will be a bit slower, but it will also use less power and produce less heat. Both drives will be plenty fast enough for streaming media. Personally I prefer the WD EARS drives for their power savings. As for price, I think they are a bit steep considering that you can get a 2 TB drive for only about $20 - 30 more (at least in the US you can). Unless I saw a 1 or 1.5 TB drive on a ridiculous sale, I personally wouldn't buy a drive smaller than 2 TB these days.
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