The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/domvir on 2025-04-29 20:52:53.
Hello, I have a 4TB Seagate Barracuda that I want to turn into my little storage for hoarding various things, photos games ereceipts etc. The cost of it is ~115 dollars but I can also get a WD Red Plus for ~130 dollars, which is dedicated for NAS. I have read that disks dedicated for NAS are pretty much better in every way, especially reliability, and there's also the fact that in near future I want to get a proper NAS (or make one myself) which I would switch over there. Both of these disks are very similar, only real difference is recording technology (Seagate TGMR, WD CMR) and that the WD has firmware that makes it better to run on NAS. I know that the best way would be having 2 of the same models, but getting 2 WDs is not in my budget right now and if it was fine to use the WD with my current SeaGate then I don't see any reason not to. I believe it would work anyway, disks are not that different anyway, but perhaps I don't know everything? Would using a standard HDD for desktop with a NAS dedicated one cause trouble even in this simple setup? And of course, if someone more experienced than me could give their opinion I would be very thankful. Thanks a lot :)