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Thanks, didn't know their memory selector did that. That's pretty sweet if they keep it relatively up to date/accurate.
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I bought my computer in 2008 and just checked with Crucial, and my HP Pavillion Elite can apparently support 3tb drives. It also shows up on the website as recommended upgrades.
So am I in the...
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Packaging wise which one is/are good...Amazon, TigerDirect, Newegg?
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I am real old school. Using Windows 2000 Server RAID5 Software RAID.
You are right about losing the array will break your heart. I was a little stupid early on, at the time when 200 Gb hard...
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So is it possible this drive may not be compatible with certain desktop computers/mobos/etc?
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With the rate that SSDs and HDDs are dropping in price, anything think 3TB's will reach the $100 range by say... Easter 2013?
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Well I can see how it would be more convenient, but if you're a minimalist, and you just have one place to view movies, you might want to save the cash by just using one of your main rig's video...
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In other words, IT IS a green. Every thing built the same. there's NO higher durability parts included, your shit is just as likely to get destroyed on a RED.
The IMPORTANT parts are ALL THE...
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This is incorrect. The risk of losing data in a green drive RAID system is greater. Here is a brief description:
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I am only refuting the "more reliable" point in comparison to the GREEN.. performance difference is also negligible, but even if there's a small gap, these will likely just store a bunch of porn.
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Yet even more incorrect information.
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There's a reason they "HAVE" an enterprise line.... all the crap that gets rejected ends up in here... ;)
LOL, enjoy your array failures.. I won't stop ya, :bounce:, but I told u so.
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Don't wanna start a war here...but WD does quote a higher MTBF and a lower error rate, so unless they are lying in their advertising...they must be using something of higher quality vs what's in...
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what the hell, they cancelled my order................
Someone else in my company ordered one and they cancelled mine just because we're shipping it to the same place
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Who said anything about faster? You are flat out wrong and too stubborn to admit that this has gone to an area where you have no experience.
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You have to have both - an OS that supports 3TB and a motherboard / controller that supports 3TB drives. You may find yourself with one and not the other.
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I'd guess it's iffy but you should look it up and/or call Dell.
"Modern" is a pretty relative term. I have a 2010 Asrock board that will not support them.
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gawd. I'm so freaking pissed at newegg right now. Their order system is driving me nuts. They keep on voiding my orders for no reason because they perceive I'm going over the limit.
Yay back in...
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Wow, you must be l33t with all your lingo. I do this for a living. I've set up over 50 customers with various RAID systems. I have large clients that use SANs and enterprise drives with hardware...
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There are many people that can benefit from raid without enterprise drives. It's not an all or nothing. If you're building mission critical systems you'd be right but there is an in-between ground....
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Yeah, that sucks. I don't know what to tell you on that one. I thought about it after I posted that - I wouldn't trust the helpdesk tech on that one either.
What crucial website gives...
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It makes no difference.
If you have an HTPC as a home server then a NAS drive system is recommended, and some slower large drives can't handle it and die quickly, these won't, that is all.
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looks good $10.00 more then TD rebate deal.
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Is it just me or is this a bunch of marketing BS? I've had several drives (Hitachi, Samsung, Seagate, Maxtor, WD Green, WD, etc) both SATA and IDE in file servers that ran 24/7/365 and never had a...
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Wow, Amazon has this same deal going on right now.
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Red-Hard-Drive/dp/B008JJLW4M/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1352899741&sr=8-3&keywords=wd+3tb
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Yes, they just started price matching a few minutes ago.
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Has anyone actually seen any BF deals on these WD Red drives? I've looked through most of the flyers and not seen any HDs except for a few externals.
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mechanically it could be.
the RAID features like TLER is controlled by firmware/software.
i'm speculating as I don't really know the answer.
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Yeah, I'm just getting tired of hearing everyone compare these to the green. I don't care if the internals are identical. The fact is, this has a longer warranty, and has different firmware that...
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Thanks for the info. one point of clarification, as long as you're using a a recent OS version (Windows 7, Linux, Mac OS X) all computers will be able to use a 3TB drive. I believe the issue is if...
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Sure, but it all depends on your home setup, you might not even need the living room computer.
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I don't think there is any reason to get a 7200 rpm drive for storage. 5400 rpm or 5900 rpm is plenty fast enough.
I also hate Seagate! Join the club!
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One thing that concerns me about the Red is in the TomsHardware review the mention a vibration sensor was removed from the Red vs. the green and black drives. Is this something I actually want as I...
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Amazon appears to have suddenly replenished their supply. In stock again for same price: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008JJLW4M/
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The price keeps dropping $10 bucks every single week. But I'm still waiting for Black Friday.
Wouldnt be surprised to see this drop as low $120 per drive for special sales on Thanksgiving weekend.
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You can software RAID the Green drives since it doesn't use TLER. However, RAID shouldn't be the only form of 'backup' since it is just for drive redundancy.
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If you do that, you MUST disable/change the head parking on the greens. If you do not, it will park the head every 8 seconds of inactivity. This will greatly increase the load count.
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There has been a lot of confusion on SD lately about what these Red drives actually are and how they differ from the rest of WDs line. I added a comprehensive review from Anandtech to the wiki,...
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I'm waiting for a deal on DS413...come on Amazon, Newegg??
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Seriously, I need the NORCO DS-12D!!! I keep waiting but so far...
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