But what do /you/think?

My server is full of Seagate drives. My backup setup is okay but could do with some improvement.

(nod)

The WD Red's don't look all that attractive there.

So seagate are OK then? What abo6t Toshiba? They keep coming up cheap cheap. I suppose reliability isn't too much of an issue for the Xbone drive - it's just for downloaded game data, can soon enough be redownloaded from teh xbox live.

No, certain models and generations of Seagates are supposed to be pants, hence needing to improve my backup setup.

HGST/Hitachi look to be better.

Saying that, I've had various hard drive makes die on me over the years.

I suspect I'm going to end up drunkenly ordering something.

It makes sense to go for the best value hard drive...... https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/internal-hard-drive/#sort=a7&page=1

That link suggests that the cheapest £/gb for a 2.5 inch drive is Samsung unit at £71 for a bare drive.

I can get one I a usb3 enclosure for £65 from the same retailer!
http://m.dabs.com/products/samsung-2tb-m3-slimline-portable-usb-3-0-hard-drive-black-hx-m201tcb-g-9382.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc%20product%20search&utm_campaign=Components%20and%20Storage%20-%20Hard%20Drives%20-%20External%20Hard%20Drives&gclid=CjwKEAiA7MWyBRDpi5TFqqmm6hMSJAD6GLeAI_kHbukxbLY1D4gvXF579E5KWeJfe4Fo2yWxmria8BoCBf3w_wcB

Or a Toshiba one for 50 quid on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00KWHJVCY?tag=hotukdeals03-21

(should probably note that by 2.5 inch what I really mean is usb bus powered. It's going to sit hidden in a shelf, I really don't care what size it is a long as it doesn't need a separate power cable)

The last drive I bought was an external one I took the drive out of. Seems to be better deals on external drives these days.

Wonder if there's any kind of major sale events coming up.

They're for NAS only.

Nah... the WD Reds are optimised for NAS (they are rated for double the load/unload cycles over, say, the WD Greens) but they can be used elsewhere as a regular drive too.

Cracking Good deal if you want a desktop drive and of there's any in stock (couldn't see any anywhere in Scotland)

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing-accessories/data-storage/data-storage/wd-elements-desktop-external-hard-drive-5-tb-black-10108999-pdt.html?awc=1599_1448394870_3580c5fe95b43002645135e2f2b98b67&srcid=369&xtor=AL-1&cmpid=aff~HotUKDeals~Communities%20%26%20UGC&istCompanyId=bec25c7e-cbcd-460d-81d5-a25372d2e3d7&istItemId=qqpxmxaq&istBid=t

Amazing deal, if it actually existed anywhere!

Putting in random places I managed eventually to find one in:

Unit B Wakes Retail Park, River Way
Newport, PO30 5UZ

And one in
Unit 6 Houndstone Retail Park
Yeovil, BA22 8YQ

 

About 5 across the UK I bet.

Judging by the comments on Hot UK Deals it seems it was *fairly* wide spread - even had some available to buy online and on their ebay store :(

I got one  :-$ I'd ordered a 5TB Seagate initially from Amazon, then realised that the WD Elements is £10 cheaper and has an extra year of warranty...

I'd rather get a 2tb usb powered one :C