2013-12-24, 19:18
(2013-08-31, 19:14)jammyb Wrote:(2013-08-30, 21:41)Budwyzer Wrote: Why is this still stickied? It's been 2 years since it was last touched and the info is kind of out of date. People now say NOT to use WD Greens, since they will attempt to spin down at every possible opportunity, instead get the Reds as they are simply built for a NAS going into hibernation mode.
Just buy a NAS. They're getting cheaper every day.
Agree on the RED part but prefer to build a server than have a NAS. I'm not limited to upgradability if I go that path.
(2013-08-30, 22:04)Harro Wrote: I have had greens, blues, reds and blacks and none have failed or made much difference in my server.
Well then you're a very lucky boy. I've had 3 3TB greens fail this year. In the end on the 4th time [2 were the warranty replacements!] WD gave me a RED.
REDs are fantastic. Put them on SATA3 slots and you'll get 130-140MB/s file transfer rates between drives all day long.
Worth the expense? Hell yeah!
Just don't buy 3TB GREENs for 24/7 server use!
I would just like to reiterate what he said, I have17 WD Red 3 TB drives and they are absolutely fantastic! I wouldn't even consider buying anything else for a NAS/Server unless it was the 4TB version. I have a few greens installed in a WHS PC from many years ago before the reds came out, and of the 20 drives in that PC - 9 are WD green, 3 are Blue, and 8 are Seagate due to a friend owing me money and purchasing them on newegg interest free as payment to me..3 of the seagates died but all the WD including the green are humming along. Now I don't know the model of seagate drives off the top of my head, nor would I ever recommend putting a green drive in a NAS/Server but it is what it is.
WD Red is the definitive way to go in my opinion.
