WD Green drives turn blue
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Just putting it out there, WhatzHisFace (chap in the video) mentions RAID 5 in a positive manner for spinning rust drives.
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@nadnerB said:
Just putting it out there, WhatzHisFace (chap in the video) mentions RAID 5 in a positive manner for spinning rust drives.
headslap
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WD's own devices use RE drives in RAID 5.
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@nadnerB said:
@scottalanmiller said:
WD's own devices use RE drives in RAID 5.
I'd still pass.
Yeah, it is less than an ideal design, especially when they could easily have made R6 and R10 options.