are NAS hard drive also designed for a normal PC system?

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Hey guys,
I wanted to ask if WD's RED-sata series are fit to work in a normal PC system
like this one
http://www.amazon.com/Red-4TB-NAS-Hard-Drive/dp/B00EHBERSE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1439366528&sr=8-1&keywords=WD+4TB+WD+Red+SATA

it has a lot of good reviews but I'm not sure if it's as good as "normal" hard drives
or hard drives from another series.. I remembered WD are considered a good company.

this one also looks good (not from NAS series)
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1087201-REG/toshiba_ph3500u_1i72_5tb_3_5_desktop_sata.html

what do you think?
thank you in advance!
Elad.
 
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Hey there, Elad!

I wouldn't look at desktop and NAS hard drives as equals. It really depends on your intended purpose for that particular new HDD you're looking for. The WD Red can be used as a regular desktop drive, however, it's okay to do that only if you need massive secondary storage for your data. Otherwise I wouldn't consider using the drive for OS and run demanding software programs from it. The WD Red NAS drive uses IntelliPower RPM which is a fine-tuned balance of spin speed, transfer rate and caching algorithms designed to deliver significant power savings because, after all, it's designed to run in 24/7 RAID/NAS environments. This basically causes the drive to spin down occasionally (when not accessed), so I wouldn't use...
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So when considering a new hard drive, should I look at both Desktop / nas drive as equals? or should I just aim for a normal desktop hard drive in the first place since I'm not using the NAS feature?
 
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Hey there, Elad!

I wouldn't look at desktop and NAS hard drives as equals. It really depends on your intended purpose for that particular new HDD you're looking for. The WD Red can be used as a regular desktop drive, however, it's okay to do that only if you need massive secondary storage for your data. Otherwise I wouldn't consider using the drive for OS and run demanding software programs from it. The WD Red NAS drive uses IntelliPower RPM which is a fine-tuned balance of spin speed, transfer rate and caching algorithms designed to deliver significant power savings because, after all, it's designed to run in 24/7 RAID/NAS environments. This basically causes the drive to spin down occasionally (when not accessed), so I wouldn't use it for booting on its own. The HDD is also equipped with a specific NASware 3.0 firmware that delivers a lot of benefits in terms of performance, but unfortunately, they are rarely noticed when used as regular secondary HDD, so it does look like any other massive desktop storage drive. You can read more about WD Red's features on the official product page here: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=2XCRpN

Depending on the purpose for your storage upgrade, there are different drives out there that are designed to deliver what you are looking for. If interested, here is a link to our desktop HDDs with a short description of their purpose and capabilities: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=X1QXLS

Hope I was helpful. Let me know if you have additional questions! :)
SuperSoph_WD
 
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