So I was going to finally get my long delayed FreeNAS box up and running. Prices for hard drives have finally reached sane levels where I am, and there didn't seem to be any major problems with the WD 3 TB Reds.
Then Seagate realeased a 4 TB, 5900 rpm drive. The ST4000DM000, for only a bit more than the 3 TB Red. Was just about to pick some up this week and then I saw the announcement on Seagate's new NAS line, which includes a new 4 TB drive, the ST4000VN000. Needless to say, it isn't as simple as me being just able to pop into a local store and pick up one of the new drives. I guess it'll be a bit before they're widely available in the retail channel, and local distributors seem to be slow to boot.
So in the meantime, I thought I'd ask if anyone has any experience with / opinions on either of the Seagate 4 TB drives. Specwise they both seem the same, and I'm guessing the only difference is in the firmware secret sauce. For FreeNAS use, will it make any difference which way I go? Would I be able to mix the two?
Then Seagate realeased a 4 TB, 5900 rpm drive. The ST4000DM000, for only a bit more than the 3 TB Red. Was just about to pick some up this week and then I saw the announcement on Seagate's new NAS line, which includes a new 4 TB drive, the ST4000VN000. Needless to say, it isn't as simple as me being just able to pop into a local store and pick up one of the new drives. I guess it'll be a bit before they're widely available in the retail channel, and local distributors seem to be slow to boot.
So in the meantime, I thought I'd ask if anyone has any experience with / opinions on either of the Seagate 4 TB drives. Specwise they both seem the same, and I'm guessing the only difference is in the firmware secret sauce. For FreeNAS use, will it make any difference which way I go? Would I be able to mix the two?