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Reddit mentions of HGST Deskstar NAS 3.5-Inch 4TB 7200RPM SATA III 64MB Cache Internal Hard Drive Kit (0S03664)
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Reddit mentions: 18
We found 18 Reddit mentions of HGST Deskstar NAS 3.5-Inch 4TB 7200RPM SATA III 64MB Cache Internal Hard Drive Kit (0S03664). Here are the top ones.
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7200 RPM performanceUp to 4TB capacity1 million hours MTBF6Gb/s SATA interfaceNo additional hardware required
Specs:
| Height | 1 inches |
| Length | 3.9 inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Size | 4TB |
| Weight | 0.2 Pounds |
| Width | 5.7 inches |
HGST NAS Deskstar 4TB. 3 years running 24/7 so far they have been excellent
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HHAJRU0
The drives mentioned are even on sale: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HHAJRU0/
Picked up couple.
it appears HGST has a 4TB NAS 7.2k on amazon
> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HHAJRU0
Yes.
These are the drives you want if you're looking for a workhorse that will be doing a lot of rewriting.
heh. says 5.7k rotation speed, then in specs it says 7.2k. Amazon has the same model as on newegg, for the same price....
The 4TB HGSTs I have been buying are $150, not sure what's different with it and the ones on the sale.
https://www.amazon.com/HGST-Deskstar-3-5-Inch-Internal-0S03664/dp/B00HHAJRU0
I ended up buying a few of these from Amazon. $140 for a 4TB drive is pretty good. I don't need a terrible amount of space, but my current setup isn't redundant and the drives are about 5 years old.
I'm running unraid on an old PC I had laying around that used to be my pfsense box.
Again - thanks so much.
I ended up pulling the trigger on HGST 4TB Deskstar 7200 rpm 128MB Cache SATA III 3.5" Internal (https://www.amazon.com/HGST-Deskstar-128MB-Cache-Internal/dp/B01N7YOH4P/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505570865&sr=8-1&keywords=HGST+4TB+Deskstar+7200+rpm+128MB+Cache+SATA+III+3.5%22+Internal+NAS) for $137.44.
I did find something interesting and hoping someone can explain it to me (or perhaps its just an amazon price mistake).
The HGST Deskstar NAS 3.5-Inch 4TB 7200RPM SATA III 64MB Cache Internal (https://www.amazon.com/HGST-Deskstar-3-5-Inch-Internal-0S03664/dp/B00HHAJRU0/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1505570974&sr=1-3&keywords=HGST+4TB+Deskstar+7200+rpm) is 148.95.
Why would a 64MB cache drive of the same size and model (as far as I can tell) cost ~$10.00 more?
P.S. I'll try and remember to come back to this thread once I get the drives to update you how it went.
I'm a little late and so is this article, but its a good read.
https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-reliability-stats-q1-2016/
Everyone had made solid suggestion regarding the WD blacks, however I highly suggest you check out HGST(Hitachi). They are bullet proof drives. I have this one:
https://www.amazon.com/HGST-Deskstar-3-5-Inch-Internal-0S03664/dp/B00HHAJRU0
And it's a beast of a drive. Yes I know you are looking at 8 to 12tb, but I wanted to bring awareness to this brand that doesn't get enough attention.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00NP6ANY4/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1506712990&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=hgst%2B8tb&dpPl=1&dpID=41ezze%2BouuL&ref=plSrch&th=1&psc=1
There is an 8tb hgst. These are typically NAS drives, so reliability is key which should be your number one concern when it comes to HDD storage devices.
I have two HDN724040ale640 drives in a storage pool backing 3 different storage spaces:
One of the things Storage Spaces does is strategically place files. When the service is running, these drives are loud and send vibrations even through my desk. The noise actually prompted me to create another Storage Pool using some older SSDs so that Windows Media Center wouldn't create a bunch of noise while recording shows.
The same hard drive is 5 dollars more on Amazon. That may be better for some people.
http://www.amazon.com/HGST-Deskstar-3-5-Inch-Internal-0S03664/dp/B00HHAJRU0/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1418068220&sr=1-1&keywords=hgst+4tb
The hard drive is good. Here is data comparing it to other brands (Seagate, and the other part of WD).
https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-reliability-update-september-2014/
Here's a component list:
As /u/just_insane has mentioned, plex is a good option for streaming. I'm an opponent of freenas, in favor of using something homebrew (zfsonlinux with debian or ubuntu, in my case, gentoo with zfs) to do what you need. I don't like how finicky freenas can be even with server-grade hardware. It's just not my thing.
That said, for someone who's new, it may be a good idea to try out freenas or nas4free. I just finished building a 16TB usable (20.5TB raw) system last week. I'll link my items below.
2x iocrest controllers
1x16GB kingston ECC ram
1xNZXT source 210
5xHGST 4TB deskstar NAS
1xsupermicro mbd-x9scm-f-o - Great board. Loving it so far. dual onboard nic is nice.
2x850 Pro 256GB that I had laying around
1x 550W PSU laying around.
total ran me about $1300 and I'm able to max out a 2x1GB LACP setup writing and reading directly on rust.
EDIT: my recommendation, in most cases, is to at least do raidz1 (RAID5). RAID is no substitute for backups though, so invest in something offsite and make sure it's staying backed up. I use CrashPlan for offsite and local backups and it works like a charm.
c010rb1indusa is right. No need for those Seagate desktop 7200 RPM drives here. I like HGST's "Deskstar NAS" line. The WD Red drives are a good choice, too.
You want something built for the way you are using them. Reliability and failure rate are super important here and the drives built for use in a NAS will give you that. And I don't think you'll see a performance gain with the Seagate drives.
Have you considered a backup plan? If you're going to use RAID for redundancy but don't have plans for a complete, regular backup (RAID = redundancy ≠ backup), I would really think about the MTBF and design of the drives.
c010rb1indusa is also right about the NAS drives providing plenty of performance. Your bottlenecks will be elsewhere.
Going to be nice system, though. I like Noctua products, as well.
HGST Deskstar NAS 3.5-Inch 4TB 7200RPM SATA III 64MB Cache Internal Hard Drive Kit (0S03664) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HHAJRU0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_bcriybCS5Y5XJ
Seagate seems to have made an effort since their 2015 debacle and their hard drives are allegedly now a little bit more reliable than WD. Their Ironwolf series isn't bad and the prices are higher but not too high compared to the desktop series. However, the best are still WD's HGST drives (3TB, 4TB) if you can pay a little more.
Here's an amazon link.
A great friend of mine did, from Ultimate Personal Computers. /u/u_p_c -
I also have a Synology Diskstation under the tower https://www.amazon.com/Synology-Station-Network-Attached-DS1815/dp/B00P3RPMEO/ref=sr_1_6?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1468523698&sr=1-6&keywords=synology
Filled with 8 of these. https://www.amazon.com/HGST-Deskstar-3-5-Inch-Internal-0S03664/dp/B00HHAJRU0/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1468523724&sr=1-1&keywords=HGST+4tb
I know this post is old but does it mean I can buy something like this and put it in a case and it would function as an external hard drive?