- I purchased these over the WD Red's due to the newer design and features. The aging WD Red drives are still priced at a premium and I got these on a deal with a coupon code for a bit less.
- Runs Cool - Basically silent - Great if you're looking for solid storage drives and prefer low noise, low power, and low heat to 7200RPM performance; I have SSD's for performance so I prefer the former for my desktop RAID1 storage needs
- This is a new drive model so reliability is unknown; That said, I think Seagate has learned their lesson, and this isn't exactly a low tier desktop drive; I'll keep my eye on them but I'm not worried