Hi DataHoarders,
Some background information: I have a Raspberry PI 4 with an external 8TB HDD that I use as a manual backup for my data, where I can sync my main computer with my work laptop. The 8TB HDD also has some other stuff in it that lets me access it from home on whatever device I have established an SSH connection with the Raspberry Pi.
I realised that very soon I will run out of storage and I want to add another USB HDD to copy the original backup and continue using that as the main backup and the original as a secondary.
Problem: I want to buy a second HDD that can either be a plain HDD without any accessories (i.e. I already have an extra SATA to USB reader with external power adaptor) or get an encased HDD that comes with its own power adapter.
I found Seagate Exos X18 3.5" 16000 GB SAS and Western Digital My Book external hard drive 16000 GB Black for the same price through my work's punch-out (around £260). I also looked into WD but realised that I am way out of my depth when it comes on the type of HDD I should purchase. I want to get something robust that will last a while but I already bricked on WD Red HDD because of my lack of understanding on the TLER technology ...
If I could get some advice on whether the Seagate exos is going to do similar thing where mounted drive starts producing I/O errors after not being used all the time in a NAS, I rather go with a Western Digital My Book, (I couldn't find WD Blue on the punchout website unfortunately as an alternative).
Thank you!