one of my 6TB barracuda pros is throwing errors and its full of important stuff, i want to replace it but im not sure what would be the most reliable/cost effective drive to replace it with
any input is appreciated

  • klauskinski79@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    A 10tb+ shucked ( buy an usb enclosure and break it open) drive is a good low coat approach with some risk

    • wd only makes nas or enterprise drives of that size so you are very likely to get a high quality drive inside a large WD usb enclosure. wd doesn’t make special drives for these enclosures they use what they have lying around

    So they are often great value for money with some caveats

    • while all the 14tb elements I shucked where Hitachi enterprise drives ( most reliable ones wd has ) they reduced speed from 7200 to 5400 rpm
    • they often use a newer sata standard connector that may not work with older motherboards apparently in that case you can tape of one of the pins
    • depending on your country you lose warranty. Although in the US you seem to keep it