Quote from: Tsquared on March 16, 2016, 06:08:51 AM

Quote from: lennylenny on March 14, 2016, 09:05:28 PM

WD is offering 314GB PIdrive specially designed for raspberry pi 3 B/ 2 B.

http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2016/03/wd-314gb-raspberry-pi-pidrive/

I checked offical Western Digital store and there is HDD enclosure that fits under official Raspberry PI case. This might be useful to everyone who plan to run ROKOS bitcoin full node.

Nice find! And it comes in a 1TB version as a kit with cables and power supply for only $80.

Says it's specially designed for low power, but a little bit of a bummer that it requires those additional cables and there's only one option for a case because you couldn't use a standard enclosure without mods. For high capacity it seems like the best option though.

Any opinions on either of these?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BGTG2A0
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010Q57S62

TT

Thanks for sharing! That is correct, those are the new HDD for pi by WD, Let me share you the advantages of each so people can decide.

HDD - Best IO speed (reading/writing) on Disk + the big storage (it is like a pc/laptop/mac harddrive) Great Speed, reliability, Size.(cables)

USB - Great IO speed (reading/writing) on Disk (less than HDD but great for storage device, way faster IO speed than any kind of SD(micro,normal,etc). Good speed, reliability, Size, plug and play (no cables)

MicroSD - Lowest IO speed (reading/writing) on Disk, SD cards have a limited number of times they can be rewritten, so eventually they get corrupted, it is a FACT. DO NOT USE FOR STORAGE OF YOUR BLOCKCHAINS, and ALWAYS make backups of your wallet, no matter which solution you apply.

Let me do special section on this:

If you already have a Blockchain on the microSD, eventually tend to get corrupted because of the rewrite process, please move it to a USB storage device, there are instructions on the Info files on desktop.

ROKOS CARE FOR YOUR SAFETY, FOR EVERY IOT USER:

DO NOT USE MICROSD CARDS TO STORE YOUR BLOCKCHAINS,

USE The MicroSD only for the OS and Files, USE USB/HDD or BETTER STORAGE DEVICE FOR THE BLOCKCHAINS (Data dir).

I only use Capitals so people read it, is not a scream or nothing more than a caution for your safety in long term and so you can be informed.

From the links the USB is a great option, thanks for sharing!