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Re: 300GB Hard Drives
brougham Baker wrote:
> What to go for?
>
> I just can't make up my mind, I want 9 (8 way raid+ cold swap), also
got to
> be PATA. They are all within a quid or two. I wouldn't mention any
> IBM/Hitachi drives after the numerous deaths that some of you had a
few
> years back.
>
> I've checked StorageReview.com and can still not come to any clear
> decisions-
>
> Seagate ST3300831A 7200rpm 8mb cache - tests well in some places, my
> preferred
> Maxtor 6L300R0 Diamondmax 10 7200rpm 16mb cache
> Maxtor 7L300R0 MaXLine III 7200rpm 8mb cache (£10 more than the
others)
> Western Digital WD3000JB Caviar 7200rpm 8mb cache
>
> I'm not interested in the 400's as the premium is too high.
>
> What to do eh?
>
> Bro
>
Are any of them RAID spec drives?
Some of the manufacturers make a version of their drives built
especially to go in RAID arrays - have things like better heat
tolerance, built to run 24x7 etc. They're a little bit more expensive
but I guess you pays your money and takes your choice.
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