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| From | Peter Chant <pete@petezilla.co.uk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.hardware |
| Subject | Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine |
| Date | 2016-03-19 14:40 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <0v40scxdj9.ln2@phoenix.vfire> (permalink) |
| References | <ssttrcxh6c.ln2@phoenix.vfire> <nchj86$m9k$1@dont-email.me> <6tkvrcxvh4.ln2@phoenix.vfire> <ncjevc$2oq$1@dont-email.me> |
On 03/19/2016 12:02 PM, philo wrote: > A few days before you posted , I decided that it was time to clone my > present drive as I'm about to perform an OS upgrade. After doing the > research , for my system I chose a WD Black. > > For your situation, the WD red would be the choice, of course. > > > Though I have not had problems with the economical "standard" hard > drives, I really would not recommend them for 24/7 use. > > One of my friends, who lost quite a number of drives, never had a > problem again once I advised him not to keep his machine on 24/7 I've had failures in the past and this is the first time I've spotted one on the way out. I did have a scsi drive once (a long while back) which was rock solid 24/7 for about 7 years. Only replaced it as its capacity ended up being ridiculously small. However, a sample of 1 is hardly meaningful.
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Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine Peter Chant <pete@petezilla.co.uk> - 2016-03-18 18:27 +0000
Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-03-18 14:03 -0500
Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine Peter Chant <pete@petezilla.co.uk> - 2016-03-19 10:05 +0000
Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-03-19 07:02 -0500
Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine Peter Chant <pete@petezilla.co.uk> - 2016-03-19 14:40 +0000
Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-03-19 12:19 -0500
Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2016-03-19 22:19 +0000
Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-03-20 03:35 +0000
Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine Scott Hemphill <hemphill@hemphills.net> - 2016-03-20 09:31 -0400
Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine Dave <noone$$@llondel.org> - 2016-03-24 19:47 -0700
Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-03-25 05:26 -0500
Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2016-03-18 19:39 +0000
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