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How much does it matter what type of harddisk i buy for my server? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello, I'm relatively new to self-hosting and recently started using Unraid, which I find fantastic! I'm now considering upgrading my storage capacity by purchasing either an 8TB or 10TB hard drive. I'm exploring both new and used options to find the best deal. However, I've noticed that prices vary based on the specific category of hard drive (e.g., Seagate's IronWolf for NAS or Firecuda for gaming). I'm unsure about the significance of these different categories. Would using a gaming or surveillance hard drive impact the performance of my NAS setup?

Thanks for any tips and clarifications! 🌻

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Purely for my edification, why didn’t you join the class action? It’s not like you weren’t affected or even that they had any redeeming behavior.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I got what I wanted (a proper cmr drive of the same capacity and speed) and I wasn't terribly interested in like $8 that would show up a year later. I just wanted to have my data safe on the correct hardware, and for cs to recognize and remedy the issue.

Now if the array had failed and I'd lost data (which from what I've read, I was very lucky to not have that happen), absolutely. But I was just angry from being bait-and-switched, and I'm 'old school' where loyalty still means something. That's the only time I've had issues with wd; I've had drives fail, and there has been no argument, no question, and it's pretty rare/special circumstances (1kW psu went kaboom, for example). I value cs that just helps the customer, not grilling them for every detail to weasel out of a claim. So yeah they burned some goodwill, but I still have dropped ~2k on drives since then.