On Mon, 31 Jan 2022, Ben Koenig wrote:
For WD "Blue" drives that kind of failure rate is not too surprising. If you keep getting the same brand you'll probably hit a good one eventually.
Ben, I'd prefer to avoid the excitement of trying drives.
Since this is for backup storage you probably want to go with WD "Red" drives. They are more expensive, but are intended specifically for 100% uptime in NAS system so you'll probably get better results. If you want to try Seagate they use the "IronWolf" branding for their NAS drives. Generally speaking, it's best to avoid the lower-tier drives from both companies for the reasons you have discovered.
Well, I ordered a pair of Seagate BarraCuda, but can return them for NAS-focused ones. Recently I seem to have better luck with Seagate and Hitachi (now part of Seagate, I believe) than with WD. Thanks, Rich
