[mythtv-users] Quiet, reliable hard drives

[Jim Abernathy]

On 12/11/2017 11:19 PM, James Linder wrote:
>
>> On 12 Dec 2017, at 8:28 am, mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org wrote:
>>
>>   Any recommendations for a quiet & reliable hard drive for mythtv?  SSD would
>> fit the bill, but at 2 TB capacity (what I'm looking at), still a bit pricey.
>>
>>   I'm currently running 2 machines - a system with enterprise quality HD that
>> stores the data in a far way room (drives going on 5 years of operation and
>> still strong) and a frontend/main linux computer with all SSD.  Ideally, I'd
>> like to consolidate, but those enterprised HDs are quite noisy, and I like the
>> relatively quietness I have now.
>>
>>   Mythtv pretty much never records more than 1 thing at a time.  The storage is
>> also used for zoneminder & other minor storage use.
>>
>>   I'm tempted by the 2.5" lap top drives - those generally seem quieter & lower
>> power, but I'm not sure if they'd be up to long term use.  Though the Firecuda
>> comes with a 5 year warranty, suggesting some degree of robustness.
>>
>>   I currently mirror all of my data, and I'd probably want to do that with the
>> new setup.  I'll probably free up an SSD, so can use that as read/write cache.
>>
>>   Looking for thoughts/suggestions.
> I’ve been using the WD passport drives. (Both 2T and 4T)
> They are quiet, USB3 getting 60 odd MB/s write, and after a year I’ve had no failures (6 drives).
> The only fumble I’ve seen is that linux screws up them as (EFI) boot disks. Not immediately but after days/weeks grub>
> James

Just a warning. The best way to make a reliable drive fail is to talk 
about how reliable it is :-)

Jim A

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