Thanks!
I've never used the 8TB but if you're just loading it up and not using it in an array it should be fine. I swear by their 4TB Red, Blue & Green drives.
I did read something about an earthquake affecting their price and manufacturing location a while back, so you may want to do more research, but I have never had a WD drive fail on me.
Thanks!
4 TB will do just fine actually
I have 6 of these in my plex/archive server. I have shucked these from the external enclosures and they are connected to a M1015 SAS controller. I have reused a couple of the external cases for backups with some 4 and 5tb drives from an old server(simple/crude mod required). Using the drives internally require blocking one of the sata pins w/ electrical tape but other than that they are identical to the Red WD drives.
These drives aren't fast but I have no issues dealing with large audio files, I wouldn't use them to render high res/rate video or get into audio with more than 8 tracks. I also have these in a drivepool w/ a 256gig M.2 flash drive as staging space which masks any performance issues.
I am at about 14 months on my current build and have had no issues.
I have like 4-6 of the WD 8TB drives. No issues in about three years maybe since I started running them?
I prefer the larger desktop units with the longer warranties if I can get them (3 years is better than 1!) - not that I plan to use it, but I guesstimate they put longer backing on better products, if they're smart!?
Plenty of 4TB drives from WD as well, and even a couple of 6's. Now I don't keep these running for very long at a time once they're filled up, but I have four of them sitting right here ready to spin. I use DiskTracker on Mac to keep track of the contents when they're not plugged in. That way I can search for and find a file before I decide which copy to use.
i have one but id be leery to format one as exfat
win7/win10 checks a hidden bit which gets flagged as "dirty" if disconnected/powered down imprperly and makes the drive read only. i have a drive i need to bounce everythign off of and create a new volume. maddening
Best one to get is:
Seagate Backup Plus (4 TB)
Very small and only needs the USB to powers it.
Compact and very fast.
Best one I´ve got so far.
statistically aside from a few bad apples they are all the same, back yo shit up!!!!
Quote from: u2_fly_2 on March 19, 2019, 07:37:18 AM
Best one to get is:
Seagate Backup Plus (4 TB)
Very small and only needs the USB to powers it.
Compact and very fast.
Best one I´ve got so far.
I agree. I started using these.
Quote from: jerryfreak on March 19, 2019, 07:19:34 PM
statistically aside from a few bad apples they are all the same, back yo shit up!!!!
I also agree with this.
Quote from: bvaz on March 22, 2019, 03:26:01 PM
Quote from: u2_fly_2 on March 19, 2019, 07:37:18 AM
Best one to get is:
Seagate Backup Plus (4 TB)
Very small and only needs the USB to powers it.
Compact and very fast.
Best one I´ve got so far.
I agree. I started using these.
Quote from: jerryfreak on March 19, 2019, 07:19:34 PM
statistically aside from a few bad apples they are all the same, back yo shit up!!!!
I also agree with this.
8tb on a 8tb drive loses 8tb with a drive crash.
8tb on (2) 4tb drives only loses 4tb with a drive crash.
I'm of the opinion that "more small is better than few big"...
Terry
Quote from: twatts (pants are so over-rated...) on March 22, 2019, 03:41:45 PM
8tb on a 8tb drive loses 8tb with a drive crash.
8tb on (2) 4tb drives only loses 4tb with a drive crash.
Also the 8 TB take twice as long to redo if there is a crash.
Did I mention that I keep mine unplugged when they are not in use? Except for one time machine drive on one of these little Passport crap drives.