External Hard Drive for KODI, Samba and FTP server - Raspberry Pi Forums

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hello everyone!

i've bought raspberry pi 2 , i'm using tiny 320gb hard drive plan upgrade , buy 3 tb need find right 1 :)

raspberry pi on 24/7 , run torrent client @ night use pi watch movies kodi during day. there ftp server , samba don't use them much.

i'm can't choose between these 2 hard drives :

- western digital red 3tb (£91) + icy dock hard drive enclosure (£50)
- seagate expension 3 tb (£90).

best me (reliability + price)? there point in buying wd red if hard drive used without raid?

in advance

i'd 5tb seagate not more (at least here in canada)

out of 2 choices, i'd save money , go seagate.


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