Hey all,
I currently have a storage pool consisting of 2x 6 drive RAIDz2 vdevs with 12x 4TB WD Reds in total.
It also has two 512GB Samsung 850 Pro's as L2ARC and two mirrored 100GB Intel S3700 drives as SLOG's.
I have started to creep up on that 80% full threshold, so the time has come for a drive upgrade
I have been comparing the following drives:
Option 1:
12x 8TB WD Red. $274 a piece, for $3288 in total
This was my first choice, as my current WD Reds have treated me well over the last 3.5 years, but I'm always open to options.
Option 2:
12x 8TB Seagate Ironwolf $269 a piece, for $3228 in total
Next I looked into these. I have some discomfort with Seagate drives due to their historic high failure rates, but IO do hear the Ironwolfs are better.
Option 3:
12x 8TB HGST HE8 $274.99 a piece, for $3299.88 in total
Then I stumbled across these HGST drives. With the HE10's now selling, they are the previous generation, but they are 7200rpom, as opposed to the 5400rpm drives I am comparing them to, and HGST has a great reputation for being bulletproof.
So, I guess I'm leaning towards the HGST HE8's (the current gen HE10's blow my budget) but my question is, is there any reason I shouldn't get these? Is the older design a problem? Are there any other drives I should be considering? A lot of people tell me I should shuck MyBook Duo's, and that sure does seem like a way to save money, but you also get much less warranty.
I'd appreciate any suggestions!
I currently have a storage pool consisting of 2x 6 drive RAIDz2 vdevs with 12x 4TB WD Reds in total.
It also has two 512GB Samsung 850 Pro's as L2ARC and two mirrored 100GB Intel S3700 drives as SLOG's.
I have started to creep up on that 80% full threshold, so the time has come for a drive upgrade
I have been comparing the following drives:
Option 1:
12x 8TB WD Red. $274 a piece, for $3288 in total
This was my first choice, as my current WD Reds have treated me well over the last 3.5 years, but I'm always open to options.
Option 2:
12x 8TB Seagate Ironwolf $269 a piece, for $3228 in total
Next I looked into these. I have some discomfort with Seagate drives due to their historic high failure rates, but IO do hear the Ironwolfs are better.
Option 3:
12x 8TB HGST HE8 $274.99 a piece, for $3299.88 in total
Then I stumbled across these HGST drives. With the HE10's now selling, they are the previous generation, but they are 7200rpom, as opposed to the 5400rpm drives I am comparing them to, and HGST has a great reputation for being bulletproof.
So, I guess I'm leaning towards the HGST HE8's (the current gen HE10's blow my budget) but my question is, is there any reason I shouldn't get these? Is the older design a problem? Are there any other drives I should be considering? A lot of people tell me I should shuck MyBook Duo's, and that sure does seem like a way to save money, but you also get much less warranty.
I'd appreciate any suggestions!