RE2 raid5 question

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I currently have 5, 500GB RE2 drives in a raid 5, which are all WD5000YS models. Looking at Western Digital's site, I see that they have a few newer models. The complete list is: WD5000YS, WD5000AAYS, WD5000ABYS, and WD5001ABYS. Would there be any problems going with a newer model, or would it be better to stick with the YS?

Thanks in advance!
 
Any enterprise drive is fine, you just have to make sure that they have the same amount of "bytes." That said, if I were increasing storage on a RAID I would just buy more of the same models that are currently installed. Takes the guess work out.
 
Yes, as long as the capacity is the same, you should be good. I am running RAID 0 on 2 drives that are the same model, one newer with different firmware. No problems. RAID is pretty flexible, but if you mismatch sizes, you will be limited to the size of the smallest disk in the array. Looks like all of those are 500GB, so no issue there.
 
so its a resounding...."you'll most likely be fine"...

How about I ask this: do the new re2 drives add anything new, even if I won't see the benefit in an array?
 
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