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Originally Posted by trebot000
Any opinion on an WD external drive for sample libraries?? Thanks for the input.
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Many of the WD external drives use their problematic "green" drive. I would not use them for any purpose (system, audio or samples) except maybe backup.
For samples I would look for a 7200 RPM USB 2 or USB 3 (for future goodness) external drive that otherwise meets all the same requirements as an audio drive. That way you can also use it for either purpose.
WDC black seem great SATA drives and you may find high end enclosure suppliers who use these. Cheaper WDC Caviar Green drives are widely used in cheap external drives, including RAID drives. Avoid them. WDC also does not think consumers should be clearly told what actual drives are used in its external drives. I just would not buy any WDC external drive given that attitude.
Darryl