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frontpagetigerninety posted Nov 22, 2025 03:43 PM
22TB Seagate External USB 3.0 Expansion Desktop Hard Drive
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The 22TB HAMR Barracuda is basically a desktop drive that won the genetic lottery for capacity but failed every fitness test afterward.
Yeah, it's CMR and HAMR — cool — but the workload rating is so pathetic it might as well come with a warning label:
"For light use only. Like… VERY light. Please don't stress me out."
Put this thing in a NAS and the moment a RAID rebuild starts, it'll be in the corner having a panic attack, filing HR complaints against your other drives.
Despite the cutting-edge HAMR recording tech, the drive's workload rating and reliability specs fall far behind what a NAS environment demands, making it a poor fit for anything beyond occasional archival or general storage.
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The 22TB HAMR Barracuda is basically a desktop drive that won the genetic lottery for capacity but failed every fitness test afterward.
Yeah, it's CMR and HAMR — cool — but the workload rating is so pathetic it might as well come with a warning label:
"For light use only. Like… VERY light. Please don't stress me out."
Put this thing in a NAS and the moment a RAID rebuild starts, it'll be in the corner having a panic attack, filing HR complaints against your other drives.
Despite the cutting-edge HAMR recording tech, the drive's workload rating and reliability specs fall far behind what a NAS environment demands, making it a poor fit for anything beyond occasional archival or general storage.
The 22TB HAMR Barracuda is basically a desktop drive that won the genetic lottery for capacity but failed every fitness test afterward.
Yeah, it's CMR and HAMR — cool — but the workload rating is so pathetic it might as well come with a warning label:
"For light use only. Like… VERY light. Please don't stress me out."
Put this thing in a NAS and the moment a RAID rebuild starts, it'll be in the corner having a panic attack, filing HR complaints against your other drives.
Despite the cutting-edge HAMR recording tech, the drive's workload rating and reliability specs fall far behind what a NAS environment demands, making it a poor fit for anything beyond occasional archival or general storage.
I agree it's a desktop class drive and is not rated for NAS use of 24/7. That said, it would be good to substantiate if there's been testing, or indicated as such by the specs or otherwise.
All drives from all manufacturers eventually fail. Ive some 3TB WD drives for over 12 years ago that have been running in my Unraid server 24/7 and are just fine. Yes I've also has a couple of those same drives fail over the same timespan, but theyre all "desktop" rated drives.
If you need the space, this is a great deal and statistically the drive will serve you well regardless of how you use it.
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It's best to combine purchases to increase CB.
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Edit: For those wondering, I found the deal. You have to go to the rewards section on Paypal and "save" the offer first. It's here: https://slickdeals.net/f/18824500-select-paypal-accounts-pay-later-with-paypal-get-20-cash-back?v=1
It's best to combine purchases to increase CB.
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That said, there's also this option: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DW92YSB6 at $10.35/TB and a whopping 28TB.
Im backing up to the cloud daily, but would love to have a local solution if the drive fails.
On the surface of it, two drives seems better than one. But if you are telling me there's a good chance drive #2 dies before I can replace drive #1...
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I know this isn't a "purple" drive, but is this a good idea to buy it, shuck it, and use it for home camera system?
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