-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 Hey. On Sun, 2018-04-08 at 21:46 -0400, John Stoffel wrote: > So I'm currently thinking of: > > SEAGATE BARRACUDA PRO ST4000DM006 4TB 7200 RPM 128MB CACHE SATA > 6.0GB/S 3.5" HARD DRIVE BARE DRIVE > > TOSHIBA N300 4TB HIGH RELIABILITY NAS HARD DRIVE 7200 RPM 128MB CACHE > SATA 6.0GB/S 3.5 INCH INTERNAL HARD DRIVE RETAIL PACKAGING > HDWQ140XZSTA > > WD GOLD 4TB ENTERPRISE CLASS HARD DISK DRIVE - 7200 RPM CLASS SATA > 6GB/S 128MB CACHE 3.5 INCH - WD4002FYYZ > > WD RED PRO 4TB NAS HARD DISK DRIVE - 7200 RPM CLASS SATA 6GB/S 128MB > CACHE 3.5 INCH - WD4002FFWX For just plain bulk storage, where speed isn't a priority, I go for the WD RED's. They have a higher MTBF, and are designed for that purpose. If you are worried about a bad batch buy from separate suppliers, over a period of time. - -- Nikolai Lusan <nikolai@xxxxxxxxxxx> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCgAdFiEEVfd4GW6z4nsBxdLo4ZaDRV2VL6QFAlrKzUAACgkQ4ZaDRV2V L6Sv8RAAuysmGGNCip2HTxM/rgYVGFPIK1WoQhjYxwfDCMLJ3E/ohFHkYJ8aPiek Ch5/CfYp/6UZoLDQvMtlb+M9fxIwzC1q7umsribPlY32cE4fqPtTCmCNgRfHFIal x6qvVOlUIo2OH3OD4b7hE+JQWSDCOab1v2CUeKlh8WFXxhZjKu/7Q44jQN/hRZLR nA4kdFx5VTxAl9Eo9YuZQxvx6D6yBYmtSBSHbDpQwbHOb3F24gM1AbQszPOpt8IC s9sQdWBam5lXrTffw9Nyd9gLCqrqO21cRVH04qoIqBHijGcPp7vCK0e8vr3iJnb+ eartLJwi7A45TaC8jDy66znBFzgMNwXo/wPByQMVZiKVmVKuvDjImSOqHIZLShKJ A3PmjleXJOHvzd1ZaFCwp7xw4bR7e6KoCjqc0g330HTUTVdFkMeO0YHoNC7rcWbA O9uiwJGQ4qq1AGHHw9VGaSCxjs5eMcnZibTBATG4vjL1CMXEtpPmq2+4iYjkzMDv cUzS1afkDz1E2fz7vkoKKhDg2FFfr4/PIakoAQjo4heCiGjQqA82QpXzC6UuTfEc pN0y+1NMsT2VVAP8s1ekxiCNQlMi/7Dr0iIypyzibXMR6hH6ABlr2HrMdGdd/U9n gDhgSMenE0bqa0hWSbXOs3H6mLP2+b2fGfR05s5mQB4Z9yC7oOM= =7hgQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html