On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 3:34 PM, Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk <r...@karlsbakk.net> wrote: >> so as not to exceed the channel bandwidth. When they need to get higher disk >> capacity, they add more platters. > > May this mean those drives are more robust in terms of reliability, since the > leaks between sectors is less likely with the lower density?
More platters leads to more heat and higher power consumption. Most drives are 3 or 4 platters, though Hitachi usually manufactures 5 platter drives as well. -B -- Brandon High : bh...@freaks.com _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
