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After using exclusively WD for some decades I've seen the WD Red fiasco[1] and decided to not use WD any more. [1]: https://blocksandfiles.com/2020/04/14/wd-re
by lrem 5y ago
After using exclusively WD for some decades I've seen the WD Red fiasco[1] and decided to not use WD any more.
[1]: https://blocksandfiles.com/2020/04/14/wd-red-nas-drives-shingled-magnetic-recording/ https://blocksandfiles.com/2020/04/14/wd-red-nas-drives-shin...
- nacs 5y agoWhat are you using now? Seagate is the other big consumer brand and they also have their own set of issues. Anecdotally, I've had multiple Seagate drives die within a year or 2 whereas WD ones have kept going for years longer.
- Nexxxeh 5y agoToshiba is the remaining option. I don't end up getting through many drives a year, but N300 and above are my go-to drives now for NAS, NVR etc.
- lrem 5y agoSeagate's anecdotal failure rate was why I kept to WD. Backblaze's numbers convinced me this is not a problem I need to worry about in the present. Seagate had much better price/performance than Toshiba in my local market when I last needed drives, so it's what I got.