Hi all,

After a long time lurking and dreaming, I'm finally in a position in my life/career where I have some time and money to actually start building a homelab. Currently gathering parts for my first server/NAS. Plan currently is to use a Dell Precision 5820 I picked up for around $40. (It was stripped of the GPU, HD, and ram.)

Currently, I have the opportunity to purchase some hard-drives at a pretty decent deal. There are a lot of options. Brands that I'm able to choose from include Seagate, WD, Toshiba, and Hitachi. They are resells, hence a lower price. They seem to be entry level drives.

Thoughts on a brand of entry level? i.e. is an entry level WD better than entry level Seagate for example? Or does it even matter?

My thought is to just get started. I can add higher quality drives later, when money and resources can be devoted to it. And some of these lots have enough quantity to create a back up, and even a back up or a back up.

For example, one lot is 15 Seagate drives (model ST500DM002) 500 GB each for $25. VS
17 WD drives (model WD5000AAKX) 500 GB each for $30.

All lots are 3.5" HDD.

So.... for a newbie like me.... decent idea?
Thoughts? Considerations?
Thanks in advance!