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No issue with the drive. Just go to the Seagate website and download the spec sheet.

The only possible issue is I've no idea who the seller is. It's a third party if I've understood correctly.

Exos are enterprise drives aimed at data centres. Make sure it's a SATA drive . They come in both SATA and SAS connections.

I've got the same drive in my Amazon basket but can't really convince myself I need it. If the prices keep dropping maybe next year I'll buy a half dozen and build a NAS
 
I have had the 8tb version for about 4 months now with no issues what so ever. It's not doing much at the present time as I am still setting up my system the way I want. But I am sure the drive is fine. I will be getting 4 16tb for my NAS.
 
I hadn't seen that one before. I meant this one

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www.seagate.com

Admitly it's the same info just prettier

Is anybody using SMR in this class of drive?

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www.anandtech.com

The local Amazon offer claims it to be CMR.
 
I should wear my glasses. CMR on page two
 
foot said:
I'm looking for a new drive...is this a good deal (and reliable!) or does someone know of a better deal? can anyone verify it's CMR and not shingled??

thanks

newegg has them for $219.30

"Seagate Exos 16TB Enterprise HDD X18 SATA 6Gb/s 512e/4Kn 7200 RPM 256MB Cache 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (ST16000NM000J)"
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If I needed 16 TB, I'd get a NAS. Less risky. No single HDD is "reliable".
 
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Personally I'd stay away from Seagate and go with WD or Hitachi:



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OP could be shuking them to put them in a NAS? Would make sense as CMR vs SMR are both not ideal for a NAS environment.
 
Colin Creevey said:
OP could be shuking them to put them in a NAS? Would make sense as CMR vs SMR are both not ideal for a NAS environment.
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A multi-16TB NAS? That's a lot of family photos...
 
Or a few days of video. We are at the point that 2TB CFe cards are common with video users. 1TB is almost entry level.

Plenty of cameras today can fill 1TB in less than an hour at top quality. Anybody creating stock video clips might fill a NAS every month. A large NAS.
 
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NickZ2016 said:
Or a few days of video. We are at the point that 2TB CFe cards are common with video users. 1TB is almost entry level.

Plenty of cameras today can fill 1TB in less than an hour at top quality. Anybody creating stock video clips might fill a NAS every month. A large NAS.
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Understood. I'd still get a RAID. I don't trust single drives. You can assume that they will always fail, it's just a matter of when.
 
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Chris Noble said:
NickZ2016 said:
Or a few days of video. We are at the point that 2TB CFe cards are common with video users. 1TB is almost entry level.

Plenty of cameras today can fill 1TB in less than an hour at top quality. Anybody creating stock video clips might fill a NAS every month. A large NAS.
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Understood. I'd still get a RAID. I don't trust single drives. You can assume that they will always fail, it's just a matter of when.
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NAS also has the advantage of using LAN and not using USB

any thoughts on a low-end NAS?
 
foot said:
Chris Noble said:
NickZ2016 said:
Or a few days of video. We are at the point that 2TB CFe cards are common with video users. 1TB is almost entry level.

Plenty of cameras today can fill 1TB in less than an hour at top quality. Anybody creating stock video clips might fill a NAS every month. A large NAS.
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Understood. I'd still get a RAID. I don't trust single drives. You can assume that they will always fail, it's just a matter of when.
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NAS also has the advantage of using LAN and not using USB

any thoughts on a low-end NAS?
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I have a Synology, has worked well for me.
 
Chris Noble said:
foot said:
Chris Noble said:
NickZ2016 said:
Or a few days of video. We are at the point that 2TB CFe cards are common with video users. 1TB is almost entry level.

Plenty of cameras today can fill 1TB in less than an hour at top quality. Anybody creating stock video clips might fill a NAS every month. A large NAS.
Click to expand...
Understood. I'd still get a RAID. I don't trust single drives. You can assume that they will always fail, it's just a matter of when.
Click to expand...
NAS also has the advantage of using LAN and not using USB

any thoughts on a low-end NAS?
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I have a Synology, has worked well for me.
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I don't know much about Synology

I checked on amazon and found:

note: the one with 512MB apparently can't be upgraded to the newest software due to it not having enough RAM.

so what does the extra $100 benefits (besides future software upgrades)?

also, how are the disks formated? is it a proprietary file format?

thanks

"Synology 2 bay NAS DiskStation DS220j (Diskless), 2-bay; 512MB DDR4"

$189.99

2-bay; 512MB DDR4

https://www.amazon.com/Synology-Dis...a-890381092222&ref=&adgrpid=100759324064&th=1

"Synology 2 bay NAS DiskStation DS220+ (Diskless)"

$299.99

Size: 2-bay; 2GB DDR4

https://www.amazon.com/Synology-Bay...locphy=9061213&hvtargid=pla-910750203826&th=1
 
foot said:
Chris Noble said:
NickZ2016 said:
Or a few days of video. We are at the point that 2TB CFe cards are common with video users. 1TB is almost entry level.

Plenty of cameras today can fill 1TB in less than an hour at top quality. Anybody creating stock video clips might fill a NAS every month. A large NAS.
Click to expand...
Understood. I'd still get a RAID. I don't trust single drives. You can assume that they will always fail, it's just a matter of when.
Click to expand...
NAS also has the advantage of using LAN and not using USB

any thoughts on a low-end NAS?
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You can run a RAID config without a NAS or even special hardware. Personally I prefer hardware RAID but's that just me.

If all you want is a NAS to hold files then I would look at the cheapest 4 bay you can find. Synology or Qnap but I'd recommend Synology over Qnap just because of Qnap's security lapses over the last few years. Not really a bit issue if you are not opening the NAS up to a public interface but still rather avoid them.

If you need a NAS to do more advanced functionality like transcoding then specs come into play. But yeah, a 4 bay is the smallest I would recommend.
 
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