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I'm in the process of getting some drives into an older box to set up as a FreeNas - it will be general use, some media streaming, file server, and storage for an ESXi server. No real intense iops requirements (no databases).
The motherboard is an older one, it's an Intel DP35DP with an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 and 8GB of RAM. I plan to use ZFS.
I'm seeing the new WD Red series are "optimized" for NAS application. How do these compare to the Seagate Barracudas? It strikes me as odd that a 5400 rpm drive is meant for a NAS.
Are there any pros/cons to either of these drives? I'm thinking it's a no-brainer to get the 7200 rpm Seagates for less money?
Seagate 2TB Barracuda - ST2000DM001 - $94.50
Western Digital 2TB Red - WD20EFRX - $107.99
Thanks!
The motherboard is an older one, it's an Intel DP35DP with an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 and 8GB of RAM. I plan to use ZFS.
I'm seeing the new WD Red series are "optimized" for NAS application. How do these compare to the Seagate Barracudas? It strikes me as odd that a 5400 rpm drive is meant for a NAS.
Are there any pros/cons to either of these drives? I'm thinking it's a no-brainer to get the 7200 rpm Seagates for less money?
Seagate 2TB Barracuda - ST2000DM001 - $94.50
Western Digital 2TB Red - WD20EFRX - $107.99
Thanks!