8TB HDD Feedback

[mealto]

So, I am looking to install an 8TB HDD for storage and non-critical use. This drive will be used mainly for dumping duplication of data on my other drives / network. I like RED drives and I see the regular 8TB RED has helium to facilitate all the platters. It's hovering around the $350 CAD mark. I see some seagate drives are a bit cheaper at $320 CAD. The sweet spot looks like 4-6TB but this is my last SATA slot so I am looking to add an 8TB instead.

 

Can anyone recommend a low cost option (except Seagate Archival) for an 8TB drive. Looks like Ironwolf and REDs (both of which are NAS drives) seem to be lower cost than regular drives at this size. Any thoughts?

[themctipers]

whatever is cheapest..? 

if anything, reds and ironwolf would be better than blues (ironwolf should be seagates name for reds)

[Legolessed]

4 minutes ago, mealto said:

So, I am looking to install an 8TB HDD for storage and non-critical use. This drive will be used mainly for dumping duplication of data on my other drives / network. I like RED drives and I see the regular 8TB RED has helium to facilitate all the platters. It's hovering around the $350 CAD mark. I see some seagate drives are a bit cheaper at $320 CAD. The sweet spot looks like 4-6TB but this is my last SATA slot so I am looking to add an 8TB instead.

 

Can anyone recommend a low cost option (except Seagate Archival) for an 8TB drive. Looks like Ironwolf and REDs (both of which are NAS drives) seem to be lower cost than regular drives at this size. Any thoughts?

if you dont care about speed theres always magnetic tape drives  sorry i had too. i mean youd get like 100 terabytes per drive tho  

[AshleyAshes]

12 minutes ago, mealto said:

(except Seagate Archival)

I actually run three 8TB Seagate Archive in my FlexRAID NAS server just fine.

[mealto]

8 minutes ago, AshleyAshes said:

I actually run three 8GB Seagate Archive in my FlexRAID NAS server just fine.

But I would need 1000 of these drives to get an equivalent of 8TB of storage. How do I install this many SATA ports on my 1 PC?  And my room would look like this: 

[mealto]

12 minutes ago, themctipers said:

whatever is cheapest..? 

if anything, reds and ironwolf would be better than blues (ironwolf should be seagates name for reds)

I guess there really is only Ironwolf and REDs (maybe HITACHI as well) to choose from at 8TB. Prices are dropping a bit, wish it would just drop sooner!

[themctipers]

3 minutes ago, mealto said:

I guess there really is only Ironwolf and REDs (maybe HITACHI as well) to choose from at 8TB. Prices are dropping a bit, wish it would just drop sooner!

ive heard that hitachi has the best drive reliability

heard

 

i think im waiting for prices to drop? im surviving on a 80gb seagate right now.  

[mealto]

Just now, themctipers said:

ive heard that hitachi has the best drive reliability

heard

 

i think im waiting for prices to drop? im surviving on a 80gb seagate right now.  

I think you need more storage than me! lol REDs have been performing well for me. Low temps, quiet. Love them. Just not the price. The 8TB is helium filled as well which is a plus.

[themctipers]

2 minutes ago, mealto said:

I think you need more storage than me! lol REDs have been performing well for me. Low temps, quiet. Love them. Just not the price. The 8TB is helium filled as well which is a plus.

3tb for 'archival' (no backup of that, pray that it doesn't die)

80gb for a couple games

ill get a 1/2tb, someday. 

 

also yes i have 2x 1tb black drives, but they have bad sectors and NOPE not risking game save files over installing 3 more games that i dont play