These days, I've switched to 2.5" SATA laptop drives for large-storage
requirements.
They're going to cost more $/GB than 3.5" drives, but they're still not
horrible ($100 for a 500GB/7200rpm Seagate Momentus). They're also
easier to cram large numbers of them in smaller spaces, so it's easier
to get larger number of spindles in the same case. Not to mention being
lower-power than equivalent 3.5" drives.
My sole problem is finding well-constructed high-density 2.5" hot-swap
bay/chassis setups.
If anyone has a good recommendation for a 1U or 2U JBOD chassis for 2.5"
drives, that would really be helpful.
--
Erik Trimble
Java System Support
Mailstop: usca22-123
Phone: x17195
Santa Clara, CA
Timezone: US/Pacific (GMT-0800)
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