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I have bought several of these SMR drives and they can be SLOW!!! This might be OK for backup drives though.... if you are patient. By going to Device Manager and then 'Disk drives', then 'Policies' for the drive, you can speed it up a bit by choosing the better performance options. -TidalWaveOne
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Buy it after you know what exactly SMR is and decide to take the risk. SMR doesn't only mean slow speed, it can also lose data if not taken care of, for example abrupting the writing process while you think it has stopped working.
Check my comments: https://slickdeals.net/f/15350722-costco-members-starts-11-15-seagate-backup-plus-hub-8tb-external-desktop-hard-drive-119-99?p=150687460#
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Anyone know what kind of drive is inside?
edit: looks like they are smr drives. need to see how they will work with unRAID.
not recommended for raid configurations.
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Other issue with speed is when copying lots of small files, you won't get the full 120 MB/s with small files. That rating is for large files copied without interruption
But this Costco Seagate 8TB one is SMR.
Then after doing more research and learning about SMR v.s. CMR, I decide to return this one and go for the $199.99 WD 12T CMR one from newegg. It worths the more price in my opinion. I use it for private home NAS backup holding photos and documents. It can last for many many years with careful usage.
For a simple example, always getting a new one for backup and then shift out the old ones when some SMART warning was detected. Therefore, you always get a reliable backup.
*Remember anything important should have a backup copy. So store a backup on another drive too. There is no such thing as a guarantee that any drive can be trusted 100%. A warranty does not guarantee the drive can't fail.
Backup your backup offsite (such as in the cloud) also, if you want to be super-safe.
ALL data storage methods ===> BACKUP YOUR DATA because they will all fail someday you may be are unaware of until it's too late.
If you back it up, you only lose one copy.
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Now, this item is in external drive so you can't directly correlate the drive models without cracking a case, but I find these reports an unbiased data point. The problem with personal anecdotes is that it's very difficult to gauge the failure rate. Many people will post about their failure stories, few post about purchases without a problem.
https://www.backblaze.com/b2/hard...-data.html [backblaze.com]
Now, this item is in external drive so you can't directly correlate the drive models without cracking a case, but I find these reports an unbiased data point. The problem with personal anecdotes is that it's very difficult to gauge the failure rate. Many people will post about their failure stories, few post about purchases without a problem.
ALL data storage methods ===> BACKUP YOUR DATA because they will all fail someday you may be are unaware of until it's too late.
If you back it up, you only lose one copy.
But this Costco Seagate 8TB one is SMR.
Then after doing more research and learning about SMR v.s. CMR, I decide to return this one and go for the $199.99 WD 12T CMR one from newegg. It worths the more price in my opinion. I use it for private home NAS backup holding photos and documents. It can last for many many years with careful usage.
For a simple example, always getting a new one for backup and then shift out the old ones when some SMART warning was detected. Therefore, you always get a reliable backup.
Both your first post, and this are fear-mongering false claims. Show me evidence to backup your claim that these drives have a high failure rate or just stop. Sorry you must have had some issues, but it can happen with any drive and with statistically similar failure rates other than certain models- of which these are not.
None of my SGT 8TB drives have failed, but that doesn't stop me from backing up. Fear of data loss solved, and warranty in case they fail prematurely. Plus with this deal, easy returns for Costco. It doesn't get any better than this. Move along.
Both your first post, and this are fear-mongering false claims. Show me evidence to backup your claim that these drives have a high failure rate or just stop. Sorry you must have had some issues, but it can happen with any drive and with statistically similar failure rates other than certain models- of which these are not.
Are you still crying about Deathstar drives when you see a Hitachi deal?
None of my SGT 8TB drives have failed, but that doesn't stop me from backing up. Fear of data loss solved, and warranty in case they fail prematurely. Plus with this deal, easy returns for Costco. It doesn't get any better than this. Move along.
It's hardware raid10 on dell h730 card
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You gave no such indication of being light-hearted. Reads like you are doubling down. Read up on Poe's Law. Fooled me because I only had your first comment to go with it. It just looks like more brand-bashing insanity. Thanks for your threadcrap.
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