Just to add, I personally also have a really high failure rate on the SMR variant of the 8TB barracuda. 3/8 failed over 2,5y which is 37,5%.
While knocking on wood, I've had really good experiences with the 10 and 20TB Exos drives. These are younger but none have failed after extended use.
Just to add, I personally also have a really high failure rate on the SMR variant of the 8TB barracuda. 3/8 failed over 2,5y which is 37,5%.
While knocking on wood, I've had really good experiences with the 10 and 20TB Exos drives. These are younger but none have failed after extended use.