Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From:	Stroller <stroller@××××××××××××××××××.uk>
To:	gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject:	Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Storage expansion options
Date:	Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:09:52
Message-Id:	`74497361-FBAB-49C7-A35A-76FE982A0308@stellar.eclipse.co.uk`
In Reply to:	Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Storage expansion options by Grant

1	On 14 Dec 2008, at 16:31, Grant wrote:
2	>> ...
3	>> A RAID won't cause more heat or noise than a second drive but it
4	>> will also
5	>
6	> How much perceived noise does a second drive create?
7
8	See my other reply.
9
10	>> I'd say if you don't care about redundancy, you should go for a
11	>> single 1TB
12	>> disk. I'd prefer a Samsung Spinpoint F1. Spinpoints have the
13	>> reputation of
14	>> being a good mix between cost effectiveness, speed and noise.
15	>
16	> Do you think that would result in a greater speed increase than
17	> another Seagate and RAID0?
18
19	No.
20
21	Stroller.