My Opinion/Advice re: 211 EHDs

[KAB]

<div class="bbWrapper">Since yesterday&#039;s announcement about EHD support for 211s will undoubtedly raise questions about what EHD one should get, I want to offer my OPINION about the best way to go. <b>The primary condiseration here is that unlike EHD&#039;s for 622/722 which some use occasionally, people will naturally want to keep drives for the 211 on 24/7.</b> Therefore, my thoughts:<br /> <br /> 1. Do not buy an off-the shelf, plastic case drive. IMO, these drives were not designed to be anything more that occasional data back-up devices. Plus, plastic cases will cause more heat build-up than aluminum and limit life span.<br /> <br /> 2. Purchase an internal drive that has been specified for use in DVR&#039;s. The two that have been reported reliable are the WD AAKS series and the Seagate DB 35 series.<br /> <br /> 3. Purchase a good quality aluminum external enclosure. <br /> <br /> As of now, purchasing internal drives and enclosures is about the same or less money than the off-the-shelf. I can already hear some saying, &quot;I&#039;m not tech savvy enough to put one together.&quot; Well, I&#039;ll bet you know someone who is. <br /> <br /> FWIW, below is the drive and enclosure I own two each of and have never had problems with on my 722s:<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073" target="_blank" class="link link--external link--favicon link--favicon--before" style="background-image:url('https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=www.newegg.com');" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817193026" target="_blank" class="link link--external link--favicon link--favicon--before" style="background-image:url('https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=www.newegg.com');" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817193026</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Again, this is my opinion, but I feel strongly enough about it to pass along.</div>

 

[Carl B]

<div class="bbWrapper">Thanks for the tip.</div>

 

[lakebum431]

<div class="bbWrapper">I&#039;ve used a regular off the shelf Seagate and a WD Mybook connected to my 622 and 722 from the day that it was offered with no issues at all.</div>

 

[dfergie]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="lakebum431" data-source="post: 1588334" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/xen/goto/post?id=1588334" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1588334">lakebum431 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I&#039;ve used a regular off the shelf Seagate and a WD Mybook connected to my 622 and 722 from the day that it was offered with no issues at all. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Seagate / Maxtors and a couple of WD Mybooks here also...not 24/7 as I swap around...</div>

 

[steve4810]

<div class="bbWrapper">KAB,<br /> <br /> Since you have looked into this perhaps you have some data on the power use of some of the better suited drives and efficiency of power supplies in the enclosures.<br /> <br /> My 211/EHD combo is for desert, battery, solar panel use so every watt is precious.</div>

 

[KAB]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="steve4810" data-source="post: 1588429" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/xen/goto/post?id=1588429" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1588429">steve4810 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> KAB,<br /> <br /> Since you have looked into this perhaps you have some data on the power use of some of the better suited drives and efficiency of power supplies in the enclosures.<br /> <br /> My 211/EHD combo is for desert, battery, solar panel use so every watt is precious. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Well, I haven&#039;t looked THAT far<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />.</div>

 

[steve4810]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="KAB" data-source="post: 1588446" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/xen/goto/post?id=1588446" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1588446">KAB said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Well, I haven&#039;t looked THAT far<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Too bad. Know what it&#039;s like to see clouds on the horizon and start figuring how much earlier in the evening you&#039;ll have to power down the satellite?<br /> <br /> And the misses doesn&#039;t buy my claim that hamburgers and beans taste better when lit by candlelight instead of awful LED lights And bringing up a &quot;romantic dinner &quot; would have her ROTFLHAO<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></div>