On 15/09/2014 16:35, Stroller wrote:
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> On Mon, 15 September 2014, at 1:23 pm, Alan McKinnon
> wrote:
>
>> ...
>> But asking a random bunch of dudes on a mailing list "what is a good
>> drive right now" is a useless question.
>
> "Dear Gentoo-User, which hard-drive manufacturer has the best m
On Mon, 15 September 2014, at 1:23 pm, Alan McKinnon
wrote:
> ...
> But asking a random bunch of dudes on a mailing list "what is a good
> drive right now" is a useless question.
"Dear Gentoo-User, which hard-drive manufacturer has the best marketing at the
moment?"
Alan McKinnon wrote:
> On 15/09/2014 13:10, Stroller wrote:
>> On Sun, 14 September 2014, at 9:53 pm, Alan McKinnon
>> wrote:
>>> ...
>>> Google has 1,000,000+ drives, I'll trust what they say after statistical
>>> analysis.
>>> Rack Space has a goodly number of drives too so I'll trust them as w
On 15/09/2014 13:10, Stroller wrote:
>
> On Sun, 14 September 2014, at 9:53 pm, Alan McKinnon
> wrote:
>> ...
>> Google has 1,000,000+ drives, I'll trust what they say after statistical
>> analysis.
>> Rack Space has a goodly number of drives too so I'll trust them as well.
>> I'll even trust my
On Sun, 14 September 2014, at 9:53 pm, Alan McKinnon
wrote:
> ...
> Google has 1,000,000+ drives, I'll trust what they say after statistical
> analysis.
> Rack Space has a goodly number of drives too so I'll trust them as well.
> I'll even trust my previous employer (an ISP with 10+ data centres
On 29/08/2014 14:37, Joseph wrote:
> The box is a small server/backup unit Poly-ITX 945GC3 an ATOM-330.
> The unit run 7/24 So I was thinking of putting a new disk in it but can
> not decide if to go with SSD or another Western Digital drive.
> It was my first disk failure so I'm disappointed with
On Friday, August 29, 2014 06:37:03 AM Joseph wrote:
> The box is a small server/backup unit Poly-ITX 945GC3 an ATOM-330.
> The unit run 7/24
> So I was thinking of putting a new disk in it but can not decide if to go
> with SSD or another Western Digital drive. It was my first disk failure so
> I'
The box is a small server/backup unit Poly-ITX 945GC3 an ATOM-330.
The unit run 7/24
So I was thinking of putting a new disk in it but can not decide if to go with SSD or another Western Digital drive.
It was my first disk failure so I'm disappointed with WD performance.
The unit run asterik, h
On Thursday 28 August 2014 16:56:57 Joseph wrote:
> How about SSD they are not that much more? Will it withstand Gentoo
> compilations :-) ?
I put a SanDisk SSD in my little Atom LAN server when its 2.5" disk failed.
It's too early yet too offer an opinion on reliability, but my preparatory
re
On Thursday, August 28, 2014 02:45:10 PM Joseph wrote:
> I need to select 500GB or 1TB infernal 2.5in drive, any recommendation
> (reliability) of the brand. My current WD 320GB fail after 5-years.
I agree with the rest, 2 does not make a pattern.
I use WDs extensively and only had a few failures.
On Thursday 28 Aug 2014 23:56:57 Joseph wrote:
> So there seems to be a pattern :-/
Well, a sample of two can hardly be called a pattern! :p
> How about SSD they are not that much more? Will it withstand Gentoo
> compilations :-) ?
I have no experience with SSDs yet, but I see myself buying a
On 29/08/2014 00:56, Joseph wrote:
> So there seems to be a pattern :-/
> How about SSD they are not that much more? Will it withstand Gentoo
> compilations :-) ?
No. There is not a pattern. Two guys used drives for 5 years and then
they failed.
5 years? Wow. That's double what you can reasonabl
So there seems to be a pattern :-/
How about SSD they are not that much more? Will it withstand Gentoo
compilations :-) ?
--
Joseph
On 08/28/14 22:46, Mick wrote:
On Thursday 28 Aug 2014 21:45:10 Joseph wrote:
I need to select 500GB or 1TB infernal 2.5in drive, any recommendation
(reliabilit
On Thursday 28 Aug 2014 21:45:10 Joseph wrote:
> I need to select 500GB or 1TB infernal 2.5in drive, any recommendation
> (reliability) of the brand. My current WD 320GB fail after 5-years.
Interesting ... mine also failed catastrophically a couple of months ago after
around 5 years of continuous
I need to select 500GB or 1TB infernal 2.5in drive, any recommendation
(reliability) of the brand.
My current WD 320GB fail after 5-years.
--
Joseph
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