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On 04/03/2022 21:18, Laurence Perkins wrote: |
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> I’d probably wait another year for all the bugs to work their way out of |
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> the system before trying it on purpose, but if you have non-critical |
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> systems to play with, well, the SMR drives are rather a lot cheaper… I |
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> got a few for one of my server chassis because they can cram 5TB of |
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> storage into a 2.5” drive that fits in the bay for only $120. |
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But are they? |
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Okay, this is a 3.5", but I paid £180 I think for 8TB in a decent CMR |
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package (Toshiba N300). It was a backup drive, I was open to SMR, but |
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didn't think they were value for money. |
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Cheers, |
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Wol |
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