Data Storage - Re: 2.5" SAS drives

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Re: 2.5" SAS drives

Cydrome Leader

2008-01-01, 1:15 am

In comp.periphs.scsi Scott Lurndal <scott@slp53.sl.home> wrote:
> David Lesher <wb8foz@panix.com> writes:
>
> You don't buy 2.5" disks for archival storage, for which space is the
> dominant driver, rather than speed; you buy the largest slowest most
> reliable drives avaliable (consistent with your archival data rate).
>
> scott

The only problem is the largest drives aren't the most reliable, although
they may be a bit cheaper even if you have to replace them like light
bulbs.