I have read that SSDs have a much longer lifespan, and are a lot faster to boot (pun attempt).
Also, I too favor WD over the competition. My solution was a NAS with a pair of red 4TB WD HDs. The cost for the WD MyCloud Mirror was no more than the cost of the 2 HDs in it. It also runs my HDHomerun DVR software in its spare time. Greg -----Original Message----- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of OK Don via Mercedes Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 11:18 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: OK Don Subject: [MBZ] OT - desktop hard disks My boot disk and the second disk - used for backing up photos, etc. are almost full. This is an older (9 years old) HP consumer box. I'm seeing 4TB disks for reasonable prices, Seagate and Western Digital. What have the rest of you experienced in terms of drive reliability/life? I only have two drive bays in the case - seems inadequate today . . . I'd hate to have to rebuild the box from scratch, with the licensing hassles from M$ and Adobe, etc., but am also thinking of one of those HP workstations Curt was recommending a few years ago. -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
