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WD Blue drives
Posted: 19 Sep 2014 20:37
by bill343
Are WD Blue drives ok for NAS4Free or are they considered bad drives for a NAS?
Re: WD Blue drives
Posted: 19 Sep 2014 20:49
by crowi
It depends on the usage, they are not designed for 24/7 operation.
But neither are the greens and I recently had them in 24/7 for 4 years without problems.
If you want to be on the safe side, buy WD red drives.
Re: WD Blue drives
Posted: 19 Sep 2014 21:38
by lindsay
As crowi suggested WD reds.
I have some greens too, but they are not in 24/7 use now.
Re: WD Blue drives
Posted: 20 Sep 2014 15:27
by kenZ71
I will be the contrarian - if you already have Blues go for it, use em.
Don't think I would buy Blues. I have been running Greens for years without issues.
Just be sure you have a solid backup plan.
Re: WD Blue drives
Posted: 20 Sep 2014 17:13
by apollo567
kenZ71 wrote:I will be the contrarian - if you already have Blues go for it, use em.
Agreed
kenZ71 wrote:
Don't think I would buy Blues. I have been running Greens for years without issues.
Agreed, if I would have to buy some I wouldn't take WD Blue, but also not WD Greens !!!
If I would have to buy some new; I would buy WD RED (or something similar from an other brand),
If you can get them dramatically cheaper (than WD RED) WD purple might be considered !
kenZ71 wrote:
Just be sure you have a solid backup plan.
Always a good idea !