It's A Digital Disease!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Fun-Yard-6952 on 2025-02-26 02:10:11.

Hi, I have a couple of questions:

1. Someone advised me to buy WD Red Pro to store my media files because they use CMR, whereas the Plus version does not. Is that correct? How important do you think having CMR is? I noticed that if I buy the Plus version, I can afford almost double the storage capacity compared to the Pro version. For example, with €200 (which is my maximum budget), I could get an 8TB WD Red Plus, whereas with the Pro version, I could only get a 4TB drive at most (which costs €175).
2. I'm not building a NAS that will run 24/7—I need the drive as a tertiary storage disk, alongside two SSDs, for a computer I recently built. This means it will be turned on and off frequently, but it will never run 24/7 like a NAS. I'm not sure if this makes any difference when choosing the right drive.

If I want a drive that can last for years, even 10+, without worrying about failures, what would you recommend?