On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 02:19:04PM -0700, Gregory K. Ruiz-Ade wrote:
On Jul 23, 2008, at 12:17 PM, James G. Sack (jim) wrote:
What's the diff? I presume some kind of higher reliability claim? Is
there a specific category by this name? Is there some easy way to id
drives in that category? Any refs on this? Manufacturers' pages?
"Enterprise" SATA Drives will be marketed as "nearline", "enterprise",
"always on", "24/7 operation" or some flavor as such. Basically, they use
slightly different components, and are specifically designed to spin 24/7.
Or it is marketing hype to allow them to sell some drives for a higher
price. There probably is a real difference, but whether it actually
matters is a different issue. Hard to tell, since the people tell us they
are better are the ones making more money off of them.
David
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