Western Digital SATA HD for the Mac Pro? at DVinfo.net

Joe Calalang · January 28th, 2007, 10:01 PM

Will this work? Anyone have issues with Western Digital HD's in Mac Pros?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136073

Christopher Witz · January 29th, 2007, 03:52 PM

I have 4 of them in my macpro... work great.

Chuck Spaulding · January 30th, 2007, 07:29 PM

Although I've only had my Mac Pro for a month, I have three of these drives, two raided together and one standalone and they work great.

Lindsay Bruce · January 31st, 2007, 07:00 PM

Haven't had any issues with mine. We've also got a Dell RAID 5 box at work using 4 x WD SATA II drives and never had a problem. They are a LOT cheaper than Ultra320 drives, but then the U320's usually come with a 5 year warranty...

Just one thing - I would never trust software RAID, even on a Mac. Maybe if you're using it for scratch space, but not for storing any project I'd put more than a couple of days work into. Call it paranoia, but I've cleaned up after a couple of failed arrays, and it's a hell of a lot easier to rebuild when it's hardware.

January 28th, 2007, 10:01 PM	#1
Joe Calalang Regular Crew Join Date: May 2004 Location: Mid-Atlantic Posts: 84	Western Digital SATA HD for the Mac Pro? Will this work? Anyone have issues with Western Digital HD's in Mac Pros? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136073 __________________ Newbie using Canon GL2 and Powerbook G4 1.25 gHz 512ram and a Mac Pro

January 29th, 2007, 03:52 PM	#2
Christopher Witz Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 591	I have 4 of them in my macpro... work great.

January 30th, 2007, 07:29 PM	#3
Chuck Spaulding Trustee Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Thousand Oaks Posts: 1,104	Although I've only had my Mac Pro for a month, I have three of these drives, two raided together and one standalone and they work great.

January 31st, 2007, 07:00 PM	#4
Lindsay Bruce New Boot Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bath, England Posts: 15	Haven't had any issues with mine. We've also got a Dell RAID 5 box at work using 4 x WD SATA II drives and never had a problem. They are a LOT cheaper than Ultra320 drives, but then the U320's usually come with a 5 year warranty... Just one thing - I would never trust software RAID, even on a Mac. Maybe if you're using it for scratch space, but not for storing any project I'd put more than a couple of days work into. Call it paranoia, but I've cleaned up after a couple of failed arrays, and it's a hell of a lot easier to rebuild when it's hardware.