VERY reliable 1Tb drive wanted.

SidewinderINC · 11-08-2008, 19:03

Right,
I'm going to be upgrading my 500GB drive to a 1Tb drive in the next few months
It's going into my NAS box and will be on near enough 24/7 and due to the NAS not being as good as it should be software wise, it doesn't spin down (am trying to rectify this)

What are the most reliable 1TB drives around at the moment?
And what is the average spin-life of drives nowadays?

Ta guys

Mark · 11-08-2008, 19:13

I run most of my drives 24/7 anyway, and most of those are several years old. Some say this causes more wear and tear. Others say spin up/down cycles cause more wear and tear. Research (source: Google Research) casts doubt on both.

SidewinderINC · 11-08-2008, 21:54

The logical choice seems to be a Samsung F1 drive.
Research into computer stuff is always conflicting, didn't think I'd get a definitive answer on that one.

Wossi · 12-08-2008, 07:25

I've got an 1Tb F1 in my nas that seems to be doing fine. Luckily my nas supports spin down and has checks the health of the drive constantly. Still need another one though as this one is pretty damn full and I'd hate to lose everything on there.

SidewinderINC · 12-08-2008, 08:04

What NAS do you have? I'm sure you said you own this one http://www.ocia.net/reviews/icybox4220/page1.shtml

Which whilst it claims it supports spin-down, it works about 2% of the time, it's the NAS that I have.

Wossi · 12-08-2008, 10:29

Aye, that's the one I have, I know you can change the settings to any amount of spin down you want, but tbh, I don't really think about it that much.

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SidewinderINC Joey Tempest Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gravesend. Posts: 2,751	VERY reliable 1Tb drive wanted. Right, I'm going to be upgrading my 500GB drive to a 1Tb drive in the next few months It's going into my NAS box and will be on near enough 24/7 and due to the NAS not being as good as it should be software wise, it doesn't spin down (am trying to rectify this) What are the most reliable 1TB drives around at the moment? And what is the average spin-life of drives nowadays? Ta guys __________________ No Sig.

11-08-2008, 21:54	#3
SidewinderINC Joey Tempest Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gravesend. Posts: 2,751	The logical choice seems to be a Samsung F1 drive. Research into computer stuff is always conflicting, didn't think I'd get a definitive answer on that one. __________________ No Sig.

12-08-2008, 08:04	#5
SidewinderINC Joey Tempest Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gravesend. Posts: 2,751	What NAS do you have? I'm sure you said you own this one http://www.ocia.net/reviews/icybox4220/page1.shtml Which whilst it claims it supports spin-down, it works about 2% of the time, it's the NAS that I have. __________________ No Sig.

11-08-2008, 19:13	#2
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	I run most of my drives 24/7 anyway, and most of those are several years old. Some say this causes more wear and tear. Others say spin up/down cycles cause more wear and tear. Research (source: Google Research) casts doubt on both.

12-08-2008, 07:25	#4
Wossi Absinthe Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In the middle Posts: 1,385	I've got an 1Tb F1 in my nas that seems to be doing fine. Luckily my nas supports spin down and has checks the health of the drive constantly. Still need another one though as this one is pretty damn full and I'd hate to lose everything on there.

12-08-2008, 10:29	#6
Wossi Absinthe Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In the middle Posts: 1,385	Aye, that's the one I have, I know you can change the settings to any amount of spin down you want, but tbh, I don't really think about it that much.