I've been told by my (frighteningly geek-competent) colleague that the
platters are identical, but the cheaper ones are those at the bottom of
the Quality Control pile, which are therefore spun more slowly, and
don't get any claims of reliability.
(Have you checked the disk rotation speed? I imagine the Dell ones go
much faster.)
phx
On 27/10/2010 02:52, Edward A. Berry wrote:
Another question about computer hardware- If I configure a computer at
the
Dell site, it costs about $700 to add a 2TB SATA drive.
On amazon.com or Staples or such, a 2TB drive costs ~$110. to $200
depending on brand.
Are the Dell-installed drives much faster, or more reliable, or have
a better warranty? After all, RAID is supposed to stand for redundant
array of inexpensive disks, and we could afford a lot more redundancy
at the Amazon.com price.
And, are there any brands or models that should be avoided due to known
reliability issues?
Thanks,
eab
