So I'm looking to upgrade my current 4TB drive to a 6TB as the data I've got stored on there is hitting the limit, even with putting all the files into 7zip compression.
So far I'm looking at Seagate Barracuda and Ironwolf which both offer 6TB options, however I'm curious which one would be the more suitable for my situation.
In general what I'm storing is STL data in zipped folders for 3D printing in my general PC. So it gets daily on-off cycles, generally used throughout the day. Folders can be a few 100 to a few GB in size (varies a lot). So there's a decent amount of reading and writing.
That said I'm currently looking at the 5400 RPM drives, both because of cost and because in general I'm not moving data at super-speedy amounts that it really should make a difference between 5400 and 7200
I know that the Barracuda are generally aimed at regular use like gaming whilst the Ironwolf are aimed at NAS storage. Now considering I've already got a decently full tower and other drives, I do wonder if some of the features of the Ironwolf might be superior since they are built to cope with more stuffed containers (NAS). However I'm led to understand from some googling that the Barracuda are potentially going to handle more on-off cycling and general random use more so than the Ironwolf. However in reading around I do notice a lot of places mostly parroting the same "one is for regular one is for NAS" level of commenting without going much further.
So has anyone here any thoughts - or alternatives I could consider
PS I know that building a NAS system would likely be the best all round in terms of data protection, reliability and all, however its just not possible at this point in time.
So far I'm looking at Seagate Barracuda and Ironwolf which both offer 6TB options, however I'm curious which one would be the more suitable for my situation.
In general what I'm storing is STL data in zipped folders for 3D printing in my general PC. So it gets daily on-off cycles, generally used throughout the day. Folders can be a few 100 to a few GB in size (varies a lot). So there's a decent amount of reading and writing.
That said I'm currently looking at the 5400 RPM drives, both because of cost and because in general I'm not moving data at super-speedy amounts that it really should make a difference between 5400 and 7200
I know that the Barracuda are generally aimed at regular use like gaming whilst the Ironwolf are aimed at NAS storage. Now considering I've already got a decently full tower and other drives, I do wonder if some of the features of the Ironwolf might be superior since they are built to cope with more stuffed containers (NAS). However I'm led to understand from some googling that the Barracuda are potentially going to handle more on-off cycling and general random use more so than the Ironwolf. However in reading around I do notice a lot of places mostly parroting the same "one is for regular one is for NAS" level of commenting without going much further.
So has anyone here any thoughts - or alternatives I could consider
PS I know that building a NAS system would likely be the best all round in terms of data protection, reliability and all, however its just not possible at this point in time.