Hi!
My knowledge on spinning rust has been getting a bit...uhm...rusty lately and I thought it was a good time to update it. However, to my horror it now seems that some (or all) WD Red drives coded "EFAX" have now implemented the dreaded SMR.
The WD Red whitepaper* gives no clue, and I wonder if some of you have first-hand experience with the new Reds and their model numbers so I know what drives to avoid.
Thanks.
*https://documents.westerndigital.co...et-western-digital-wd-red-hdd-2879-800002.pdf
My knowledge on spinning rust has been getting a bit...uhm...rusty lately and I thought it was a good time to update it. However, to my horror it now seems that some (or all) WD Red drives coded "EFAX" have now implemented the dreaded SMR.
The WD Red whitepaper* gives no clue, and I wonder if some of you have first-hand experience with the new Reds and their model numbers so I know what drives to avoid.
Thanks.
*https://documents.westerndigital.co...et-western-digital-wd-red-hdd-2879-800002.pdf