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On 17/03/2020 14:29, Grant Edwards wrote: |
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> On 2020-03-17, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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>> Same here. The main advantage of spinning HDs are that they are cheaper |
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>> to replace when they fail. I only use them when I need lots of space. |
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> Me too. If I didn't have my desktop set up as a DVR with 5TB of |
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> recording space, I wouldn't have any spinning drives at all. My |
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> personal experience so far indicates that SSDs are far more reliable |
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> and long-lived than spinning HDs. I would guess that about half of my |
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> spinning HDs fail in under 5 years. But then again, I tend to buy |
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> pretty cheap models. |
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If you rely on raid, and use spinning rust, DON'T buy cheap drives. I |
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like Seagate, and bought myself Barracudas. Big mistake. Next time |
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round, I bought Ironwolves. Hopefully that system will soon be up and |
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running, and I'll see whether that was a good choice :-) |
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Cheers, |
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Wol |
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