xCatalystx
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I should have made myself more clear. Less so on drive usage more so on cooling. We're I live it gets pretty warm (even in winter) and very hot during summer so I tend to aim more for lower power, cooler running drives. I do take steps to keep the system cooled but producing less heat makes it a bit easier as the system is fairly compact.The power "issue" is a non starter.
I know when I was running the 7200rpm HST drives I actually struggled to keep them cool during certain times of the year without additional cooling (aircon) when not idle. Unfortunatly with where I live and WAF (wife approval factor), there are only so many places I can keep the equipment (inc homelab).
But that is kind of outside the scope.
Yeah, I've been reading a fair amount of data the last month to make some choices.I can quote a lot of numbers to show you why the Gold is better than Red NAS, but it would be better for you to look at the numbers a little bit.
Problem is unless there is a great deal on Amazon Global, AU prices can be pretty savage for enterprise gear. Hear's hoping Black Friday has some good deals.The real difference is going to be price. How much extra are you willing to pay for an Enterprise drive with better specs, warranty, durability, and performance?
I was kind of wondering if it would be safe to use 4x10tb drives in raidz2 or maybe 5x10tb raidz3. Buying fewer drives (4-5) would have a few advantages in my case. I think it would be fine as i keep an onsite backup, but once again weighting options =)
BLACK FRIDAY HURRY UP!!!
not brand bias, but work liked the wd re's than went to gold. I've been happy with almost anything (WD, Toshiba, HGST) but Seagate which seems to die on me like nothing.using WD Gold since you like them
Anyways thanks agian.