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JohnnieLouHansen posted on r/hdd42w
If you "roll your own", you know what drive you are putting in there. It's more "mystery meat" when you buy one that is pre-populated with a drive. Are you talking about these? U.S. Amazon pricing. WD10SPZX $42.00 ST1000LM049 $95.89 The ratings look similar, but it's hard to tell which is going to be the most reliable. You would have to search for any posts about failure rate for each drive. But the two drives are not equal. 7200 vs. 5400 and the price difference. I would do a Vantec. They have always been good to me. VantecOr Orico