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Disk upgrade after 3 years: what's better?

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Current disks: 2x WD Red 4TB WD40EFRX
Bought in January 2018 for £117 each.

Observations:

1) things have not got cheaper since then, have they?

2) it's hard to find 5400 rpm drives now

3) it's hard to find full spec sheets. I don't want to increase noise and power consumption by much but I can't find numbers for either my old drives or prospective new ones. Nor can I find out the number of platters to judge heat output.

My NAS box is really a fanless Linux desktop PC (in a weird silent case). Hence only 2 bays, and I run them in RAID 1.

Considering 2 options:
a) 12TB or more, and hope noise and heat aren't too much worse.

b) 8TB in the hope of finding a cool and quiet drive.

Thoughts most welcome! Thanks!
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Disk upgrade after 3 years: what's better? - by RobTheDataHoarder - 06-06-2021, 11:35 AM

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