Safe to mix different brands of drives?

[urbanracer34]

So right now, I have 3 6TB WD Reds and a 1TB NVME SSD in my server, and since I'm having some problems with my SATA cables, as I was told in a previous support thread, I figured I would add more capacity while I'm replacing the SATA cables.

 

Sadly, my local vendor doesn't have 6TB WD Reds and they are on backorder with their supplier, I would like to add at least 1 6TB Barracuda, which ARE locally available. 

 

Are their any risks to switching and mixing brands like this? Yes, I intend to pre-clear the new drives first before they enter service.

[testdasi]

For typical consumer uses of Unraid, there is no harm in mixing brand, model, capacity, etc.

[urbanracer34]

1 minute ago, testdasi said:

For typical consumer uses of Unraid, there is no harm in mixing brand, model, capacity, etc.

Awesome! Thanks for the info!