Seagate Desktop HDD.15 ST4000DM000 4TB 64MB for $159.99

[grimm2000]

Use the following code for $20 off the sticker.. EMCXMXL22 - Free Shipping..

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822178338&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL080913&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL080913-_-EMC-080913-Index-_-InternalHardDrives-_-22178338-L0C

[fonzie]

wow, I may have to bite the bullet on this one.  I just upgraded to unRAID 5.0 rc16c from 4.7 and I'm ready to make the move to 4TB drives.

 

would this make a good parity drive?  I want a drive that will stay cool.

[garycase]

It's a good price ... but I'd spend a bit more and get the Seagate NAS drive.  I just built a system using 5 of these for someone and was very impressed -- superb performance, and the temps never got about the low 30's, even during parity checks.  Plus you get a 50% longer warranty.

 

[fonzie]

is this the drive you are mentioning?

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822178393

 

so it is really worth the premium?

[wirenut]

is this the drive you are mentioning?

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822178393

 

so it is really worth the premium?

 

yes that would be the one garycase is mentioning. i have the 2TB size and they are very nice drives. I'm monitoring the price waiting to pounce on 3 or 4 of these myself.

[WorriedAboutDataLoss]

I'm really confused  whether to spend the extra bucks for Seagate NAS / WD Reds ...

 

In my scenario - I expect my disks to be spun down for the most of the time. Perhaps spinning 2-3 hrs a day when I access my media server. Does it make sense to go for the 24x7 capabilities of those newer NAS drives mentioned or save money and get seagate barracudas / WD green drives!!!

 

Any thoughts??

[garycase]

It's a choice only you can make.    I don't always go for the lowest possible cost -- I want the most reliable drives that will minimize the likelihood that I need to recopy everything from my backups.  I use older, lower-capacity drives for my backups ... and when I do need additional backup drives, THEN I buy the least expensive drives, since I'm going to be essentially filling them up;  verifying them against the array; and then storing them away ... hopefully to never be accessed again 

 

[i DO, however, have checksums stored with every folder on both my server and the backups, so I can re-validate anything (or everything) with a single click on "Verify Checksums" anytime I want]

 

But for my server, I use only NAS drives -- WD Reds or Seagate NAS units.    They both work VERY well;  have 3 year warranties; and are simply excellent drives.    When you consider what you're spending for the server altogether, it's really a pretty modest cost to use the higher quality drives.

 

[NodNarb012]

There's a lot more to those NAS/Red drives than just the 24x7 durability feature. For me the appeal is the better failure rate (MTBF) and the smarter RAID-tuned error recovery.

 

Do some research on them, if you're really Worried About Data Loss, I'm sure you'll find their benefits worth the extra cost.

[WorriedAboutDataLoss]

Thx guys!! You just convinced me to stick to WD Reds / Seagate NAS for my purchases.

 

Just ordered 2 Reds from newegg!!!!

 

[garycase]

I suspect Newegg's current very-good sale price on the 3TB Reds helped with that decision 

 

... but as I noted above, it's worth using the NAS drives even if you have to pay a bit of a premium.