Recent content by Steven Ansell

Wow. That's insane. Thank you very kindly for bringing this to my attention.

Hi. Thanks for the reply. I definitely agree with you there: I'm just trying to maximise my chances of getting a good life out of the drive :) The HGST He10 10TB model I'm looking at comes with a 5-year warranty, compared to the IronWolf 10TB's 3-year warranty, along with a much higher MTBF...

Hi. Thanks for your reply. I'm a huge fan of Backblaze's reliability stats and have been keeping an eye out for a new set of stats, though I seem to recall reading that they couldn't easily source 10TB drives in enough volumes or at a decent-enough price. Hi. Thanks for the reply. I've looked...

Hi. Thank you for the reply and for the information :) Hi. Thanks for the reply and for your experience there :) You are correct that I'm using one for PC and one for NAS, but my NAS acts as an effective backup for me. It's NAS use is just for me so I can access my Music, Videos etc. around...

Hi everyone, I'm currently looking at two 10TB drives as potential candidates for use in my PC and my NAS. My choice has come down to the more-expensive HGST He10 10TB (0F27604, HUH721010ALE600 --> SATA, Instant Secure Erase, 512e, no power disable model) or the Seagate IronWolf 10TB...