i recently bought the 2 of the WD RE3 750GB and using them with linux raid level 1. time will only tell how these hard drives hold up. but aside from the Velociraptos (which only go up to 300GB) these seem to be top quality in their line. On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 9:22 AM, David Lethe <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: linux-raid-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-raid- >> owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Henry, Andrew >> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 7:12 AM >> To: linux-raid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: OT: Tips for good hard drives for a home server >> >> I know this is not md related at all, but this list is read by many >> that are very familiar with hard drive technology, so it's probably the >> best place to ask...hope you all don't mind... >> >> I've been using an old laptop as a server with external USB Western >> Digital MyBooks as my file system: RAID-0 on 2 500GB MyBooks. I've had >> quite a few problems with them and one person on this list even >> suggested simply getting rid of them as they are really cr*p according >> to his personal experience. They are, so I am. Running a 'server' on >> a laptop turned out to not be the great idea I thought it was (although >> inbuilt monitor/keyboard and 'ups' as well as small footprint/less heat >> was a definite plus) >> >> So I'm building a new tower server now as my home server and don't want >> to make another poor purchasing decision. The problem is that most HDD >> manufacturers do not specify spindle count and concurrent >> transactions/iops on their data sheets. >> >> So if I was in the market for a 'standard' desktop internal 3.5" SATA >> disc, which is the 'best' option? I'm looking for 500GB in RAID-0 with >> possibility of adding another 500GB array at a later date for RAID 0+1. >> >> The price of ultra-performance desktop drives is a bit too steep for my >> tastes, so WD Velociraptor or Hitachi UltraStars are not really what I >> am after, unless of course there are no other options in terms of >> performance in the standard desktop market. >> >> Any tips appreciated. >> >> --andrew > Andrew -- Read the full specs, the ones not typically put on the outside of the box. > Did you know that those 'standard' desktop SATA disks are typically rated for 2400 > hrs use per year? > > Granted that doesn't mean those cheap disks are going to die at the end of the 100th > day of use in any given year, but you can't ignore the fact that server class drives > are not just ultra-performance disks .. those drives are designed for 24x7x365 use. > > So if you're trying to avoid making another poor purchasing decision, then DON'T be > such a cheapskate, especially since you are running RAID0. Buy the more expensive disks. > > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
