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I have quite an extensive collection of media that my server makes available through different means (Jellyfin, NFS, mostly). One of my harddrives has some concerning smart values so I want to replace it. What are good harddrives to buy today? Are there any important tech specs to look out for? In the past I didn't give this too much attention and it didn't bite me, yet. But if I'm gonna buy a new drive now, I might as well...

I'm looking for something from 4TB upwards. I think I remember that drives with very high capacity are more likely to fail sooner - is that correct? How about different brands - do any have particularly good or bad reputation?

Thanks for any hints!

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

One thing no one will tell you HOW LOUD some HDDs could get under load. You may not want any of those disks around if you’re keeping your server around your living spaces.

Just check dB values in the spec sheets.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

That's a good hint, although I wouldn't mind too mich. personally. My server is located in the basement.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Depending on the use, you may be able to spin then down when not in use, but that's not always possible for some applications.