What do you guys think about this drive?
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@haitch cool thanks. For the price I guess i'll go with that for now.
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Yeah, learned the hard way that these Seagate SMR drives suck for plotting.
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@Vneck If it takes a week to plot for the price i'd say it's worth it.
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It really depends on how you plot it. I ended up getting a second video card dedicated for plotting now, waiting a week for GPU plotting off of one card doesn't work the best for me if I want a faster direct plot. A week may not be long for some, but I want the drive up and running fast and asap in optimized mode versus non-optimized. I could change my view on this once I build my 2nd system (dedicated for plotting). I need to use my main computer at times, and I don't like the laggy video performance I get while plotting. But like @haitch said, once they are up, they seem to work fine. But for me, a week to plot, I'd rather spend the extra on a better drive and have it up sooner. But that's just me.
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...in other words, if it works out for your wallet, then go for it.
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@Vneck The way I see it is if I can get a better price it benefits my investors. Nobody is complaining about the payouts with the current hardware so I think the longer plotting time will not be a factor.
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Ah I see, I didn't know this was for an asset. Well ultimately as long as the plot is optimized when you are done with it, that's all that matters.
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@newsense2004 For new setups, I would recommend at least two 4TB or 8TB NAS drives and write all of your plots to those, then copy them over to the SMR drives. Keep in mind that NAS drives usually have five year warranties, so if one fails you can send it in for a free refurb (I actually had to do this already). The Seagate Expansions only have 1 year warranties...
The backup plus hubs are good because you get an integrated hub, which saves you a few bucks if you end up needing more USB3.0 ports. They also come with 2 year warranties. The one thing that irritates me about them is the complete lack of air-flow. The only vents are on the bottom of the enclosure! I stack them up like Jenga pieces on top of my case to take advantage of the exhaust fans.
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@sevencardz external are cheaper, I am trying to get the best value while still getting decent drives. I can still cancel my order and get the backup plus hubs. Only difference I see between the one I ordered and the backup plus hub are the 2 USB ports.
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@newsense2004 It's not cheaper if they all fail a year from now and you have to buy new ones. :) Also, 2 year warranty on the backup plus hubs, vs 1 year warranty on the regular expansions... minus two extra ports.
