Looking to upgrade my NAS hard drives. Currently have two 4TB WD Red Plus hard drives but I wanted to get some large capacity drives. Was looking into getting 16 or 18TB drives. My current drives are basically whisper quiet and have been running great since 2019 but I feel like it’s time to upgrade the capacity.
The NAS is currently on a desk beside my computer. I don’t have any cabinets to place it in and would prefer not to connect to it through Wi-Fi. Hence why I’d like for the drives to be as quiet as possible.
I was considering getting a Seagate Exos or Ironwolf (and buying used for the great price) but I’ve read users online saying they regret buying those models because of their noise. I was also looking at the WD Red Pro but WD’s own website only rates them at 3.6/5 with most of the negative complaints about dead on arrival drives. Additionally 25% of all reviews are 1 star; both of which don’t fill me with much confidence.
TLDR: What’s a quiet and reliable hard drive recommendation for a NAS?
Would it be better just to go with the WD Red Plus at a lower capacity?
WD Red Pro are as quiet as Plus when not seeking. The seeking behaviour is something I barely notice when sitting 2 meters away from 10 spinning platters in my office. I can wholeheartedly recommend them as a size upgrade from Plus.
No problems either, but that’s just an anecdote. Worth remembering though is that review are negatively skewed since positive experiences rarely turn into a review.
Thanks for sharing your experience. And yeah, I forgot that reviews tend to be negative. I just figured since it’s WD’s own website they’d try to skew it to be more favorable.