Does anyone know what alternatives we should be looking at? Have a single 4tb Red (non SMR) running in a Synology box and I need to add another drive.
I'm using four of the seagate ironwolf drives now and they have been fine so far. Equivalent price point and capacity, slightly quieter than the WD. Just make sure to check whether you're getting SMR or not - the ironwolf NAS drive line is not SMR according to Seagate's docs that I read but definitely verify for yoruself.
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