Hi Everyone,
One of my recording drives decided to go bad (I was able to move the contents off) & looking for a replacement. I see Newegg is running a special on 4 - 3 TB WD red drives & was wondering if anybody had any luck with those drives for recording?
Thanks
WD Red drives for recording drives
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choliscott
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smcmillan2
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I've had a pair of the WD20EFRX (2TB) in RAID 1 for recording and storage of media in my MythTV setup for 2 years now. Have not had any issues with that setup, been running 24/7 since placing the drives.
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kd6icz
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I've been running a 3TB Red since the first day running my MC system. Flawless for 17 months now.
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spanner
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will work but if you are not running Nas or Raid aren't green drives a little cheaper
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mike_ekim
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Usually. In general we don't need 'special drives' for HTPCs.spanner wrote:will work but if you are not running Nas or Raid aren't green drives a little cheaper
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choliscott
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Thanks everyone for the replies. Yes green drives are cheaper, but I think the warranty (depending on the brand) is shorter also.