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I am a bit disappointed with HGST esp the 7k6000 line. Had a 6TB HGST and it just disappeared under windows 10 and when became RAW. Cant access files. I used recovery software and used testdisk and it seems dead already. I also have the helium series of HGST (He10) and WD gold so far so good. I am now looking for hard drives on the net and found the seagate exos 7E8 8TB 256mb cache SATA drive for les than 250.00 USD. It really looks like a good deal but I cant find reviews about it. Should I give this a try or stick to HGST helium series and WD gold series? Any inputs on this Seagate EXOS drives? I am expanding my data server. TIA

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016AG0ITU/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A23NVCSO4PYH3S&psc=1

I.) R9 5900X | U12A | X570 Aorus Master rev1.0 | 64GB Gskill 3600Mhz (B-die) | 2TBx3 M.2 | 500x2 850 Pro | 1TB 860 Evo | Seasonic 1000W Ti | 6800XT Nitro+ SE
II.) R9 3900XT | D15 | X570 CH VIII Wifi BIOS 3801 | 64GB Dominator 3466Mhz (B-die) | 2TBx2 M.2 | 2TB WD Gold | Seasonic 1000W Ti | 1070ti mini
III.) i7 6850k | D15 | X99 E WS 3.1 BIOS 4001 | Vengeance Pro 64GB 3200Mhz | GTX1080 | 1TB 970 Evo Plus | 10x10TB HGST 7k6000 | NH D15s | Define r6 | K95 RGB | Seasonic Platinum 1300W
IV.) 1700X | NH D15 SE-AM4 | X370 XHAIR 6 Extreme | Seasonic Platinum 750W | Veangence Pro 32GB | GTX1050Ti | WD Gold | Benq SW2700PT | TT View 71 TG
V.) R9 3900X | U12A | X570i ROG | 32GB Team Create 3600Mhz (B-die) | 2x2TB M.2 | Seasonic 850W Ti | GTX 1070

 

 

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go to backblazes website and search for their quarterly drive statistics =) 

 

That's where I get my input on that.

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Anghammarad : Asrock Taichi x570, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X @4900 MHz. 32 GB DDR4 3600, some NVME SSDs, Gainward Phoenix RTX 3070TI

 

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6 minutes ago, Anghammarad said:

go to backblazes website and search for their quarterly drive statistics =) 

 

That's where I get my input on that.

I based my purchase last year of 10 HGST drives due to backblaze sum up of drives that had the lowest failure rates. I guess I got unlucky for one HGST drive that failed on me. I am trying to look for a review and input on the seagate exos series but I cant see any input on those drives. Backblaze doesnt mention them. 

I.) R9 5900X | U12A | X570 Aorus Master rev1.0 | 64GB Gskill 3600Mhz (B-die) | 2TBx3 M.2 | 500x2 850 Pro | 1TB 860 Evo | Seasonic 1000W Ti | 6800XT Nitro+ SE
II.) R9 3900XT | D15 | X570 CH VIII Wifi BIOS 3801 | 64GB Dominator 3466Mhz (B-die) | 2TBx2 M.2 | 2TB WD Gold | Seasonic 1000W Ti | 1070ti mini
III.) i7 6850k | D15 | X99 E WS 3.1 BIOS 4001 | Vengeance Pro 64GB 3200Mhz | GTX1080 | 1TB 970 Evo Plus | 10x10TB HGST 7k6000 | NH D15s | Define r6 | K95 RGB | Seasonic Platinum 1300W
IV.) 1700X | NH D15 SE-AM4 | X370 XHAIR 6 Extreme | Seasonic Platinum 750W | Veangence Pro 32GB | GTX1050Ti | WD Gold | Benq SW2700PT | TT View 71 TG
V.) R9 3900X | U12A | X570i ROG | 32GB Team Create 3600Mhz (B-die) | 2x2TB M.2 | Seasonic 850W Ti | GTX 1070

 

 

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If you look at IJustine latest video. Linus installed a server at her house.  At around 10 mi he talks about the drives

 

https://www.youtube.com/ijustine

 

What he is installing is Seagate -- Iron Wolf Pro

 

https://www.seagate.com/internal-hard-drives/hdd/ironwolf/

 

This is just for information. I have not used these drive.

 

 

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