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Backblaze's quarterly reports compare whichever drives are available at the time.
Backblaze just released its annual drive reliability report, with the company getting a 1.36% annualized failure rate for 2025. It says that this is its best result since 2022.
The WD Red Plus is a reduced version of the Red Pro, both designed for network attached storage (NAS). The Red Plus is cheaper and quieter but also slower with a shorter warranty.
The Seagate BarraCuda is a slow but inexpensive hard drive that suffers from its use of SMR technology. It’s good for specific use cases but should be avoided for high-performance applications.
We review the 14TB Seagate IronWolf Pro, an HDD built for NAS that also serves well in other roles given its performance and pricing.
The 20TB Seagate SkyHawk AI hard drive uses CMR technology to offer reliable performance for video, imaging, and AI workloads. It’s backed with a strong warranty that includes data recovery services.
