Re: [gentoo-user] Seagate hard drives with dual actuators.

[Michael <confabulate@kintzios.com>]

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On Friday 15 November 2024 05:53:53 GMT Dale wrote:

> The thing about my data, it's mostly large video files.  If I were
> storing documents or something, then SSD or something would be a good
> option.  Plus, I mostly write once, then it either sits there a while or
> gets read on occasion.

For a write once - read often use case, the SMR drives are a good solution.  
They were designed for this purpose.  Because of their shingled layers they 
provide higher storage density than comparable CMR drives.


> I checked and I have some 56,000 videos.  That
> doesn't include Youtube videos.  This is also why I wanted to use that
> checksum script. 
> 
> I do wish there was a easy way to make columns work when we copy and
> paste into email.  :/ 
> 
> Dale
> 
> :-)  :-) 


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