Are the Variable Speed WD Green Power Drives suitable for RAID-1?

[phaxmohdem]

Title says it all. My 2x 500GB RAID-1 setup in my home file-server is outta space. 1TB WD GP drives can be had for around $100 ea. now days,

Just don't know if RAID is possible/advisable since the drives vary their spindle speeds depending on load.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Check Newegg, one of the 1 TB models (this one?) had an issue with RAID timeouts where the software or controller saw a long timeout and assumed a drive had failed.

Newegg has the Samsung Spinpoint 5400 RPM green drives that shouldn't have this problem.

 

[Blain]

If you want reliable 1TB RAID 1 array, stick with a pair of WD RE3's or at least two WD 1TB "Black" editions.

 

[dajeepster]

I have the two 500Gb WD greendrives in Raid 1 and two 1TB WD green drives in raid 1 with no problems in a couple Dlink DNS-323 NAS. I've watched movies from them and burned from them over a gigabit ethernet with no problems either.

 

[Crusty]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Check Newegg, one of the 1 TB models (this one?) had an issue with RAID timeouts where the software or controller saw a long timeout and assumed a drive had failed.

Newegg has the Samsung Spinpoint 5400 RPM green drives that shouldn't have this problem.

I know the Seagate 1.5TB drives had the firmware problem that would cause RAID controllers to fail a drive because of the timeouts, not sure about on the 1TB drives though.

 

[VirtualLarry]

WD GP drives have an "invariable" RPM. WD themselves say so.

 

[0roo0roo]

yup, they reserve the right to change the rpm on different gp products is all that was meant.
its all 5400rpm😛