Digerati ModeratorHardware ExpertMicrosoft MVP (Ret.) Staff member Joined Aug 28, 2012 Posts 4,900 Location Nebraska, USA Jun 23, 2015 #1 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/best-hard-drive/
satrow Moderator, BSOD Kernel Dump Senior Analyst Staff member Joined Apr 12, 2012 Posts 972 Location Cymru Jun 23, 2015 #2 To stay with the server nature of the OP, add Samsung SSDs as well: https://blog.algolia.com/when-solid-state-drives-are-not-that-solid/
To stay with the server nature of the OP, add Samsung SSDs as well: https://blog.algolia.com/when-solid-state-drives-are-not-that-solid/
Digerati ModeratorHardware ExpertMicrosoft MVP (Ret.) Staff member Joined Aug 28, 2012 Posts 4,900 Location Nebraska, USA Jun 23, 2015 #3 I go with SSDs on all my personal builds, but still use hard drives for backup storage. But all WDs in recent years (and HGST - owned by WD now).
I go with SSDs on all my personal builds, but still use hard drives for backup storage. But all WDs in recent years (and HGST - owned by WD now).
F Fred Garvin Sysnative Staff Staff member Joined Feb 22, 2012 Posts 205 Jun 23, 2015 #4 The Seagate 7200.11 drives have a loooong history of problems. I'm surprised they're even being used in a data center environment.
The Seagate 7200.11 drives have a loooong history of problems. I'm surprised they're even being used in a data center environment.
Digerati ModeratorHardware ExpertMicrosoft MVP (Ret.) Staff member Joined Aug 28, 2012 Posts 4,900 Location Nebraska, USA Jun 24, 2015 #5 I'm surprised they're even being used in a data center environment. Click to expand... My guess is when buying a 1000 drives at once, Seagate gives a deal they can't pass up. Plus with built-in redundancy and hot-swappable spares on hand, it is more an annoyance than a data integrity issue - at least until they run out of spares under warranty. :r1:
I'm surprised they're even being used in a data center environment. Click to expand... My guess is when buying a 1000 drives at once, Seagate gives a deal they can't pass up. Plus with built-in redundancy and hot-swappable spares on hand, it is more an annoyance than a data integrity issue - at least until they run out of spares under warranty. :r1:
Sintharius Well-known member Joined Jun 4, 2015 Posts 46 Location Don't know Jun 24, 2015 #6 I once had a discussion about this article on Bleeping Computer... find it kinda odd that Backblaze would use consumer-grade HDDs for industrial use.
I once had a discussion about this article on Bleeping Computer... find it kinda odd that Backblaze would use consumer-grade HDDs for industrial use.
Digerati ModeratorHardware ExpertMicrosoft MVP (Ret.) Staff member Joined Aug 28, 2012 Posts 4,900 Location Nebraska, USA Jun 24, 2015 #7 Alexstrasza said: I once had a discussion about this article on Bleeping Computer... find it kinda odd that Backblaze would use consumer-grade HDDs for industrial use. Click to expand... I had a similar discussion with a tech friend of mine and thought it odd too that they were not buying all "enterprise" class drives. But IMO, it is still a fair report because most of the other drives by the other makers are consumer grade too. And just because they are in data centers, that does not mean they are constantly being thrashed about 24/7/365 as they would be in a busy file server.
Alexstrasza said: I once had a discussion about this article on Bleeping Computer... find it kinda odd that Backblaze would use consumer-grade HDDs for industrial use. Click to expand... I had a similar discussion with a tech friend of mine and thought it odd too that they were not buying all "enterprise" class drives. But IMO, it is still a fair report because most of the other drives by the other makers are consumer grade too. And just because they are in data centers, that does not mean they are constantly being thrashed about 24/7/365 as they would be in a busy file server.