Looking for a 3TB drive to put in a HP microserver running nas4free.
The drive needs to be:
* Fast. Speedy read/write speeds (on a mission to try and max out the Gigabit LAN)
* Reliable. Not running any form of RAID, just gonna JBOD.
* Economical. Something that doesn't eat up too much juice.
The microserver will not be running 24/7, only a few hours per day. It's main purpose is for serving up Blu-Ray rips to various media clients around the house.
I was thinking about WD Reds or Hitachi 5400rpm? Read quite a lot of reports about WD drives being OK but one review I read comparing them to a host of other drives left me underwhelmed.
Ay advice on which drives to go for would be much appreciated.
Thanks
The drive needs to be:
* Fast. Speedy read/write speeds (on a mission to try and max out the Gigabit LAN)
* Reliable. Not running any form of RAID, just gonna JBOD.
* Economical. Something that doesn't eat up too much juice.
The microserver will not be running 24/7, only a few hours per day. It's main purpose is for serving up Blu-Ray rips to various media clients around the house.
I was thinking about WD Reds or Hitachi 5400rpm? Read quite a lot of reports about WD drives being OK but one review I read comparing them to a host of other drives left me underwhelmed.
Ay advice on which drives to go for would be much appreciated.
Thanks
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