Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From:	Keith Dart <keith@×××××××××.biz>
To:	gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject:	Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT] Good fast IDE hard drive but cheap and BIG.
Date:	Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:14:04
Message-Id:	`20090924181401.6a4bba77@dartworks.biz`
In Reply to:	[gentoo-user] Re: [OT] Good fast IDE hard drive but cheap and BIG. by walt

1	=== On Thu, 09/24, walt wrote: ===
2	> In other words, disk manufacturers have apparently decided to abandon
3	> strict quality control in favor of low price, and seem happy to
4	> replace failed drives as a substitute for quality control. It must
5	> be a profitable strategy because they all seem to be doing it.
6	===
7
8	Yes, it's kind of sad. But I guess it makes some sense due the pace of
9	innovation they become obsolete before they usually break.
10
11	For example, I have some IBM Deskstar disks that are really high
12	quality. They have been running non-stop for 10 years now! It's really
13	amazing. However, they are "only" 9 GB disks that won't even hold a
14	full bells-and-wistles Gentoo installation.
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17	-- Keith Dart
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