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You can check the Reddit thread here.
HexDaddy asked:
Can anyone please enlighten us on what else is different between the reds and whites other than the sata issue?
Shadeland (OP) replied:
As far as we know (and that’s an assumption, as I don’t think anyone’s tested performance) the SATA issue is the difference. And it is a big difference.
My reply:
It’s not really that big of a deal, although for convenience, I’d choose a Red drive as well, just so I wouldn’t have to use adapters that look like they’re from the late 90s. Speaking of which, I have a “1x MOLEX to 2x SATA” adapter that came in handy for when I shucked my 12TB WD Elements (white label). Right now that drive is 87% full, and the sequential read/write is around 170MB/s, with almost 2 years of Power On Hours. I do, however, have a random concern regarding an occasional black screen issue that occurs only once after a complete shutdown. After that, I can keep my PC for a whole year, and that issue won’t happen again. I doubt it’s related to the GPU (RTX 2080S) or the PSU (MSI MPG A850GF +80 GOLD), since the former has great temps, and the latter is a pretty decent PSU. Anyway, because of how random the issue is, and I can’t recreate or trigger it, I’m thinking maybe that adapter is the culprit, since it’s the only part of my setup that’s ancient. 😂 I got it from a pre-built (branded MAXDATA) that had Core 2 Duo E6600 in it. This was back in 2011.