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These are designed for raid systems but i just use them as JBOD and will then take the caddy out once i’m done with them and put them in storage and occasionally refit if i need to access a file.
I presume there’s nothing fundamentally wrong with using this type of drive?
It's fine. One advantage is you normally get 3 ('NAS' drives) or 5 years ('Pro/enterprise') manufacturer warranty instead of 2.
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For my archive /back-ups I use a couple of Cal-digit drives with a removable drive tray which i usually fit whatever drives are getting good failure rates on Backblaze and will order from 2 separate brands/models. these are ‘enterprise’ drives such as this:
https://www.broadbandbuyer.com/products/45178-toshiba-hdwg440uzsva/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAvJarBhA1EiwAGgZl0C-ygKisvhrGNQ0Wyad5zC2dUK-abHeJW3Ty-drXlWlMNtqau7-EVBoC3rMQAvD_BwE
These are designed for raid systems but i just use them as JBOD and will then take the caddy out once i’m done with them and put them in storage and occasionally refit if i need to access a file.
I presume there’s nothing fundamentally wrong with using this type of drive? I use a Mac if that makes any difference.