When you buy an internal drive, like the one I posted, it comes in an anti-static bag. I slip it back in bag and place where ever.
The old spinners are really quite resilient. You can't drop them but proper handling should cause you no issues.
Hey Everyone,
I want to say thank you all for your great help and assistance. I made a decision on a few things. Thank you again for all those wonderful options you guys gave me. Great ideas! I am planning on using some of those for my future build or possibly for my current one in the future.
For now to get started with the backups etc. I made my decision based on the price, tb Size, my budget, time allotment and other factors. So, I decided to go with two 4tb WD MyBook External HDD. One to work off of and the other for backing up. The price for a 4tb I thought was good and plus I was able to get my additional discount because of my Amazon credit card.
I forgot I had this, but I do have one older internal WD Caviar Black 1tb drive, but the unfortunate thing is some of the SATA pins are bent a little and I have to get that fixed. Do you guys think I can get this to work or fixed? Also, I do have one IDE 160gb one. So, I did end up buying the Sabrent lay flat docking station for the WD and any other internals I get in the future.
I am planning on for my next build and possibly with my current one to implement those other great ideas like the dual docking station, swap bays and even raid systems as my budget, time and other factors allow.
Again, thank you for your help and if there is anything else that I forget to ask I will post more. Please do the same. If there are any other future ideas for me, please don't hesitate to share.
I hope everyone has a great labor day weekend!
Every "color" means different usage they are made for. Blue seems to have best blend of speed and durability.
Drive colors - Desktop Mobile Drives - WD Community
WD Blue HDDs are mainly used for general purpose storage, they are great all-rounders, and an average user can’t go wrong with Blue.
WD Green is basically same as Blue, but it lacks a bit of performance. However, it is the most eco-friendly HDD, and it’s quite cheap.
WD Blacks are for pure performance including gaming, media, and content creation. Also one of the most expensive HDDs.
WD Red is a NAS drive. It’s optimized for NAS systems.
WD Purple is for surveillance. Advised for 24/7 operation.
WD Gold, probably the most premium of all. Made for a multitude of Datacenter-specific applications.
Thanks. Great thread. Lots of ideas.
On getting drive fixed, no. Even if it could be fixed it would likely cost more than new.
You maybe able to fix but I wouldn't trust.
Sorry I don't have a purple. May have posted a picture but that was just for show. I buy Black for my boxes and blues for backups, unless the blacks are on sale.
Bought a Red. Not impressed. Supposed to be for NAS but acted up within a year.
Bought one green, will never do that again. Lots of headaches.
I took apart two TV DVR's and put 1TB Blacks in them. They have been spinning for years, non stop 7/24. Has to be in excess of five years now.
Thank you again for your great help! Awesome! Agreed! This thread is always open for more ideas if you or anybody would like to post. Always like to learn more what's out there.
On getting drive fixed, no. Even if it could be fixed it would likely cost more than new. You maybe able to fix but I wouldn't trust.Ok, moving onward and upward!
Thank you for sharing. The Black & Blue will be on my radar for my future backup strategy. Are the greens discontinued? What about the Red's that were not appealing? What would you use for NAS if you don't use Red?Sorry I don't have a purple. May have posted a picture but that was just for show. I buy Black for my boxes and blues for backups, unless the blacks are on sale.
Bought a Red. Not impressed. Supposed to be for NAS but acted up within a year. Bought one green, will never do that again. Lots of headaches. I took apart two TV DVR's and put 1TB Blacks in them. They have been spinning for years, non stop 7/24. Has to be in excess of five years now.
Amazing about the Blacks and how it worked for you non stop. Mine the same. I have one I bought when I built this computer at the end of 2009. I believe a Caviar Black and it is still working like a champ.
Not sure if they still make green. Don't use so don't look for.
I don't know what to make of some of these colours. One for NAS, one for surveillance. Would have to google and really read about true differences.
I really don't think people use a NAS like an company enterprise. Sure they would be burst of activities, maybe some very intense but reading and writing 7/24, I doubt it.
I have a friend who runs an old HP media server. He backs up his computers to it regularly, streams videos and just uses it. It just has a hard drive in it. Nothing special.
My two DVR's are another classic example. They are blacks and they have been spinning for years. The only time they are shut down is when I manually boot boxes. For sure they are used, writing, several hours a day as they record the programs you are currently watching.
Hi folks
for typical home use all of those coloured HDD's are OK - NAS systems for home users usually serve things like multi-media files / sharing music / data -- not exactly the most tasking items an HDD has to take care of - especially as a home NAS doesn't have a whole slew of concurrent users acessing it incessantly.
These companies are in business to sell you stuff and make a profit -- so don't buy the most expensive HDD just because it says it's specifically designed for a NAS.
Just go for the cheapest functional HDD that works --- for the OS etc an SSD will always pay dividends but just for simple file share don't be baffooned into paying over the odds for expensive hardware that cheaper stuff will do just as reliably.
cheers
jimbo
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