I’ve found these NetApp SAS Festplatte 6TB 7,2k SAS 12G 3,5" - 111-02374 E-X4064A-R6 ST6000NM0034, that cost only 38€! It’s a brand that I’ve never heard about and I’ve no idea how many hours they’ve worked (I’ve asked and I’m waiting for an answer). What do you think?
NetApp is big in enterprise DAS space; think big server rack with highly redundant components to provide block storage devices to multiple workstations in the office. If I remember correctly, they’re also the ones where their drives are formatted with 520 bytes per sector, and you’d need to reformat them using sg_format to 512 bytes per sector before you can use them with some systems.
BOFH666@lemmy.world 8 months ago
NetApp makes storage devices, just like Dell’s DataDomain.
Looks like the add is referring to a ST6000NM0034, a drive from Seagate. Personally, I like to stay away from that brand as far as possible.
Have had good experiences with WD.
Deckweiss@lemmy.world 8 months ago
It’s funny how it is the exact opposite for me.
All my WD drives died, while all my Seagate drives are in perfect working order.
Bought 2 WD hdds new, used them for 5 years in RAID for regular backups, one died, the other got very slow with tons of smart errors.
Bought 2 Seagate hdds new, same usecase, have been running for over 5 years now.
Personal anecdotes are not a reliable factor for manufacturer quality.
To quote some statistics:
Source: backblaze.com/…/backblaze-drive-stats-for-2022/