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Originally Posted by megatron
I was thinking of ditching my 2 external drives and getting the D-Link DNS 323 network attached storage box with 2 1TB Seagate 7200.11 drives. But after this incident, I don't trust Seagate anymore (even though they've said they will provide a data recovery program if the drives are dead - the issue doesn't delete the data).
I was going to get 2 1TB WD Caviar Green Power drives instead, but it sounds like it's luck of the draw whether your drives arrive DOA or if they run forever perfectly no matter the manufacturer.
EDIT: I think I have a Seagate 7200.10 or 7200.11 in my primary computer -- will be checking it tonight, Thanks for the link |
Need some help as I just purchasee the D-Link DNS 323 NAS box and now I'm trying to pick the right drives -- 1TB most probably.
I am not going with Seagate because of the firmware problems, so my options are limited to 4 (that I've found at Memory Express):
1)
Samsung 1TB SpinPoint F1 7200rpm SATA II w/ 32MB Cache
$119.00 x 2 = $249.90 (after tax)
2)
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black 7200rpm SATA II w/ 32MB Cache
$139.99 x 2 = $293.98 (after tax and on sale -- $10 off per drive)
3)
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Green 5400rpm SATA II w/ 16MB Cache
$149.99 x 2 = $314.98 (after tax)
4)
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Green 5400rpm SATA II w/ 32MB Cache
124.99 x 2 = $262.48 (after tax)
My initial thought was to go with WD and then seeing the Caviar Black's on sale to go with them. Since this is a NAS box though it will be on all the time, so the Green's (with power saving, etc.) are a nice option too.
Thoughts/opinions/experiences?
Thanks.