Comment by gruez

This is a really poor article. It's basically looking at spec sheets and current prices to determine the "best" drive. There doesn't seem to be any empirical testing whatsoever. They also seem to recommend product lines that are significantly pricier. eg. their "High-Capacity Desktop" recommendation is "14TB Seagate BarraCuda Pro" for $515. Is that really better than getting a 12TB easystore for $190 and then shucking it? The cost per terabyte of the easystore is less than half, and I really doubt that the recommended drive would last twice as long. Also, despite the article being less than 2 days old, most of the recommended drives are either not available, or available at significantly higher prices that listed.