What WD has changed in the firmware for these, it is impossible to tell. But both EDFZ and EMFZ run at 7200 RPM while in the enclosure (research appears to show that this drive is 5400rpm). As a result, they tend to run hot. In the enclosure, my EDFZ drives run at 50-55C & 8.5W from the wall under load.
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expiredKeenD posted Nov 3, 2020 7:03 AM
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Is it 11/22 yet?
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It says "on page 6-22 starts on Sunday Nov 22".
This disk is on page 13. So you've got almost 3 weeks to wait.
If you're going for multiple 1080 transcode or a 4k transcode, you ought to seek out 8th gen Intel or better. Even an 8th gen Celeron will blanket a normal user household from Plex without a problem. The reason is the igpu and QuickSync in 8th gen made a huge leap forward.
Check out serverbuilds.net and his discussion about building QuickSync boxes.
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