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We are digital librarians. Among us are represented the various reasons to keep data -- legal requirements, competitive requirements, uncertainty of permanence of cloud services, distaste for transmitting your data externally (e.g. government or corporate espionage), cultural and familial archivists, internet collapse preppers, and people who do it themselves so they're sure it's done right. Everyone has their reasons for curating the data they have decided to keep (either forever or For A Damn Long Time (tm) ). Along the way we have sought out like-minded individuals to exchange strategies, war stories, and cautionary tales of failures.

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Is it worth it to buy NAS specific HDDs vs Normal ones? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've been buying seagate ironwolf only drives for my NAS but I've been wondering if it's really worth it given that it's a small server sitting in a corner and these drives are getting more and more expensive. What are your thoughts? Do you only go with NAS drives or anything really does the trick assuming I have a good backup strategy?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Personal anecdote: I have had an old Synology DS215j using WD Blues for about eight years now, and the SMART checks show the drives are within spec.

First, I'd go with making sure you have 3-2-1 protection. It is better to have RAID 1 with two Blues than one enterprise drive. If you already have 3-2-1 protection in place, then move to higher tier drives.

Focus on the backups and getting that in place first. Ideally, CMR Reds are what you should be using, but if money is tight, blues can work.