I have a small NAS on which I'd like to start to expand the storage. My primary pool uses WD Reds but my other pools were set up with non-NAS drives that I had lying around at the time and it is those I'd like to change out to increase storage space and improve redundancy.
Unfortunately, because of a career change I'm in the middle of, my budget is VERY limited. I've seen some of the gurus around here recommend various drives that are cheaper than reds that they find reliable enough to use or suggest (used or new) and it is those that interest me. I'd like to get drives in the 3-6TB range.
I'm also curious about what SSDs people recommend (for boot or other)? I've only ever used Samsung SSDs, are there other brands considered as good?
FYI: I don't like Seagate drives, I've been burned using them and seen too many others that have to...it's not just that they have issues, most companies likely have had issues, it's the fact that they have denied, obfuscated and ignored those issues rather than own them and I'm not ok with that. This isn't really the discussion I'm interested in, I'm just throwing it out there so people will suggest drives other than Seagate.
Thanks!
Unfortunately, because of a career change I'm in the middle of, my budget is VERY limited. I've seen some of the gurus around here recommend various drives that are cheaper than reds that they find reliable enough to use or suggest (used or new) and it is those that interest me. I'd like to get drives in the 3-6TB range.
I'm also curious about what SSDs people recommend (for boot or other)? I've only ever used Samsung SSDs, are there other brands considered as good?
FYI: I don't like Seagate drives, I've been burned using them and seen too many others that have to...it's not just that they have issues, most companies likely have had issues, it's the fact that they have denied, obfuscated and ignored those issues rather than own them and I'm not ok with that. This isn't really the discussion I'm interested in, I'm just throwing it out there so people will suggest drives other than Seagate.
Thanks!
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