Looking for excellent 4TB storage solution

Thanks in advance for any advice.
All of our video is now tapeless of course, and i'm rapidly eating up storage space. I have a WD 2TB drive i got at Costco that just about failed on me, which freaked me out. So i am looking for a new piece of hardware with primary purpose to store video.
It can be hardwired or wireless (slight preference for wifi, but not deal breaker). Ultimately it must be excellent from a hardware perspective. I've looked at the Apple Time Capsules and Airport Extremes. The reviews are pretty mediocre, which makes me gun-shy.
Any suggestions welcome.
Thanks
Chris

IMHO WD exteral HD's have the highest failure rate, the drives themselves are fine it is the enclosures WD uses. Many experienced users on these forums (including myself) only use OWC Mercury Elite Pro series. Extremely high quality and reasonable pricing. You can find them by clicking Here .

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