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From: Joseph <syscon780@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] 1TB 2.5in drive recommendation
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 12:37:03
Message-Id: 20140829123703.GA29499@syscon7
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] 1TB 2.5in drive recommendation by "J. Roeleveld"
1 The box is a small server/backup unit Poly-ITX 945GC3 an ATOM-330.
2 The unit run 7/24
3 So I was thinking of putting a new disk in it but can not decide if to go with SSD or another Western Digital drive.
4 It was my first disk failure so I'm disappointed with WD performance.
5
6 The unit run asterik, hylafax and VM (VirtualBox)
7
8 What file system is best suited for VM?
9
10 --
11 Joseph
12
13 On 08/29/14 08:45, J. Roeleveld wrote:
14 >On Thursday, August 28, 2014 02:45:10 PM Joseph wrote:
15 >> I need to select 500GB or 1TB infernal 2.5in drive, any recommendation
16 >> (reliability) of the brand. My current WD 320GB fail after 5-years.
17 >
18 >I agree with the rest, 2 does not make a pattern.
19 >I use WDs extensively and only had a few failures. None of the failures led to
20 >dataloss. (Thanks to SMART and Backups)
21 >
22 >For 1GB spinning rust 2.5inch, I use WD Blue drives. They do the job they were
23 >bought for (cheap backup storage).
24 >
25 >After 5 years, you might want to consider replacing the laptop though
26 >(Assuming that's where the drive is)
27 >
28 >--
29 >Joost

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Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] 1TB 2.5in drive recommendation "J. Roeleveld" <joost@××××××××.org>
Re: [gentoo-user] 1TB 2.5in drive recommendation Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>