When considering hard drives for a home NAS, what features should be considered that differentiate Western Digital Red, Seagate Enterprise NAS, and Hitachi Deskstar NAS?
Planning for up to 8 drives.
Mostly for video media, photos, and small data files.
24x7 availability.
Light home usage.
Snapshot RAID/JBOD/No stripe.
Linux OS.
I've read WD Red doesn't park the heads, which concerns me if the storage case is bumped. Or maybe the drives are so well built that they heads won't cause damage?
The other drives have higher RPM's, which typically means more power consumption.
Other features I'm looking for is solid firmware, zero maintenance; or easy/automatic upgrades and tuning.
Anything to differentiate? Or just buy whichever is cheaper?
Planning for up to 8 drives.
Mostly for video media, photos, and small data files.
24x7 availability.
Light home usage.
Snapshot RAID/JBOD/No stripe.
Linux OS.
I've read WD Red doesn't park the heads, which concerns me if the storage case is bumped. Or maybe the drives are so well built that they heads won't cause damage?
The other drives have higher RPM's, which typically means more power consumption.
Other features I'm looking for is solid firmware, zero maintenance; or easy/automatic upgrades and tuning.
Anything to differentiate? Or just buy whichever is cheaper?