What Hard drives?

[Gotta]

Hello, im gonna use NVME for host+Cache
What type of Hard drives should i use and/or stay away from when looking to purchase hard drives for the server?
The hard drive will only be storing movies.

looking for something preferably 8TB +
was wondering what to look for and/or stay away from please.

[Gotta]

how are these drives?
https://www.newegg.ca/seagate-exos-x16-s...KGFFH29223

seems like the cheapest 16tbs i can find

[lukasitaly]

When choosing hard drives for a server that will primarily store movies, consider the following:

Recommended:

•     Enterprise-Grade Drives: These are designed for heavy use and reliability, such as Western Digital Gold or Seagate Exos.
  
•     NAS-Specific Drives: Built for continuous operation and higher workloads, like Western Digital Red Pro or Seagate IronWolf Pro.
  

Avoid:

•     Consumer-Grade Drives: These may not handle the constant read/write cycles of a server environment as reliably.
  
•     SMR (Shingled Magnetic Recording) Drives: These can be slower for frequent write operations compared to CMR (Conventional Magnetic Recording) drives.
  

Considerations:

•     Warranty and Support: Enterprise and NAS drives often come with better warranties and support.
  

In short: I recommend going for an Enterprise-Grade Drive with warranty. They are more reliable, though a bit louder than Consumer-Grade Drives. Refurbished Enterprise-Grade Drives with warranties are fairly cheap. 

Check out these options:

• Seagate 12TB HDD Exos Enterprise X14 (Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Exos-Inte...07YYKKJVZ/)
  
• Seagate IronWolf Pro 12TB NAS (Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-IronWolf-...07TVF622D/)
  

These drives should be available on Amazon in most countries.

[TheDreadPirate]

how are these drives?
https://www.newegg.ca/seagate-exos-x16-s...KGFFH29223

seems like the cheapest 16tbs i can find

Exos drives are fine.  Just don't get any consumer grade drives.  They are not meant to be run 24/7.

[Gotta]

how are these drives?
https://www.newegg.ca/seagate-exos-x16-s...KGFFH29223

seems like the cheapest 16tbs i can find

Exos drives are fine.  Just don't get any consumer grade drives.  They are not meant to be run 24/7.

Awesome, i appreciate the info! 
i might grab one or two just for extra storage, thank you!

[DeanoVIP]

I've always found Western Digital Gold / HGST drives very reliable within servers running 24/7.