I'm interested in expanding my storage and looking out for ~4TB options. I currently still using a Seagate (Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS) and a Hitatchi (HDP725050GLA360) drive from circa 2006 without any failures (did I just get lucky?). As far as I can tell these were regular consumer facing drives but I'd like to replicate the durability for the next 10 years if possible.
I'll be using the new 4TB drive for mostly at rest storage; however I tend to leave my computer on all the time. Is it okay to look at NAS drives in this scenario? What if I got two of the 4TB and ran them in raid 1 to mirror in case on one drive failure? I've tried researching the topic and most articles come down to, well NAS drives have different error reporting and leave it at that. I think I'm okay living with some noise as I hear NAS tend to be louder, but its hard to tell what the delta would be compared to what I currently have.
Additionally, has the tech improved that I'm not going to regret getting 5400rpm vs the 7200 I got now for at rest storage?
I am using https://www.anandtech.com/show/12075/best-consumer-hdds as a place to start research but some of the comments complained the suggestions aren't really consumer drives. Is that fair, or do I want enthusiast drives with my eye for reliability over many years anyway?
A few considerations so far:
Toshiba X300 4TB - maybe overkill?
Seagate Barracuda Pro 4TB
WD Blue 4TB
WD Red 4TB
I'll be using the new 4TB drive for mostly at rest storage; however I tend to leave my computer on all the time. Is it okay to look at NAS drives in this scenario? What if I got two of the 4TB and ran them in raid 1 to mirror in case on one drive failure? I've tried researching the topic and most articles come down to, well NAS drives have different error reporting and leave it at that. I think I'm okay living with some noise as I hear NAS tend to be louder, but its hard to tell what the delta would be compared to what I currently have.
Additionally, has the tech improved that I'm not going to regret getting 5400rpm vs the 7200 I got now for at rest storage?
I am using https://www.anandtech.com/show/12075/best-consumer-hdds as a place to start research but some of the comments complained the suggestions aren't really consumer drives. Is that fair, or do I want enthusiast drives with my eye for reliability over many years anyway?
A few considerations so far:
Toshiba X300 4TB - maybe overkill?
Seagate Barracuda Pro 4TB
WD Blue 4TB
WD Red 4TB