I am in need of a new internal 8TB drive.
I have a WD 8TB MyBook already as an external back up, and off site is already setup, but my 4TB internal is not large enough anymore.
I was looking at the 8TB Seagate BarraCuda but I read that they are now Shingled and so are not good for constant use and only backups? Is there any truth in this? Is there any reason I should not use the IronWolf Pro as drive instead or are these specifically made for NAS?
Sorry if these questions are really stupid btw. I just want a drive, 8TB (or more but not stupidly priced) and for it to be decent. Not after speed as it is not used for gaming, just reliability.
Thoughts?
I have a WD 8TB MyBook already as an external back up, and off site is already setup, but my 4TB internal is not large enough anymore.
I was looking at the 8TB Seagate BarraCuda but I read that they are now Shingled and so are not good for constant use and only backups? Is there any truth in this? Is there any reason I should not use the IronWolf Pro as drive instead or are these specifically made for NAS?
Sorry if these questions are really stupid btw. I just want a drive, 8TB (or more but not stupidly priced) and for it to be decent. Not after speed as it is not used for gaming, just reliability.
Thoughts?