Hello.

I am looking to get started my journey with small steps.

I am thinking to get started with 4tb WD red as external 3.5 HDD drive and dump all the data I need there. Afterwards as the budget will allow me, I am thinking to purchase more HDDs and build NAS.

My questions are: will WD red will be good for external HDD for starters and would it work for NAS in the future?

  • ElectronicsWizardry@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Typically you can get the external HDD cheaper than a internal drive + a enclosure, so I’d just buy it as one unit.

    I’d aim for > 10TB as there aren’t any drive managed SMR drives of that size I know of.

  • Error83_NoUserName@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Most WD reds are CMR are perfectly fine. Look op the individual partnumber to be absolutely sure, as there are some that are indeed SMR.

    I used a shitload of WD 4TBs. The WD40EFRX since 2016 in 24/7 usage. They were my go to’s before the 12TB (WD120EFBX) and 14TB (WD140EFGX)

    @4.5W, 28dB and CMR, they are cool, quite, fast and durable little disks. They run what seem to be forever.

    But do your due diligence beforehand as there is a wide spread in specs even within the same series within WD.