I'm interested in expanding my storage and looking out for ~4TB options. I currently still using a Seagate (Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS) and a Hitatchi (HDP725050GLA360) drive from circa 2006 without any failures (did I just get lucky?). As far as I can tell these were regular consumer facing drives but I'd like to replicate the durability for the next 10 years if possible.
My main drive will be SSD. Specifically though, if I get a NAS drive for mostly music, video, backup images and that won't necessarily be in raid / NAS box, am I risking anything? If there is a great sale, I could get a second one for RAID 1 but is that sensible if I'm doing it off the motherboard?
Additionally, has the tech improved that I'm not going to regret getting 5400/5900rpm vs the 7200 I have now?
My research so far:
WD Red 4TB NAS CMR 5400 RPM - https://www.newegg.ca/red-wd40efrx-4tb/p/N82E16822236599 - $169
Seagate BarraCuda 4TB CMR 5900 RPM https://www.amazon.ca/Seagate-BarraCuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST4000DM005/dp/B01LNJBA50 - $150 (non - NAS brand)
Seagate IronWolf 4TB CMR 5900 RPM https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=15_1086_210&item_id=100441&language=en - $139
HITACHI Ultrastar A7K4000 4TB 7200RPM https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B008RTDN6E?psc=1 $126 (OEM though :S)
Toshiba X300 4 TB CMR 7200RPM https://www.newegg.ca/toshiba-x300-hdwe140xzsta-4tb/p/N82E16822149627?Item=N82E16822149627 - $159
Right now, the RED is the priciest. The IronWolf looks like a deal if its reliable... Toshiba looks good, is the performance for storage worth premium over the Ironwolf? There's also WD Blue that I haven't listed here. Any more suggestions/thoughts?