What are your guy's thoughts on buying HDs nowadays? You can get 1TB SATA HDs for <$100 (sometimes even $80 on good sales) so the price/storage ratio is so-sweet it's almost a no-brainer to buy like 5-10 and go into some crazy RAID setup!
But I keep seeing reviews on Newegg and other sites about these things FAILING all the time (across all manufacturers), and that makes me worried. I'd rather spend more and get something good that will definitely last and be reliable.so if I buy SAS drives, will they definitely fit that bill? Problem is they seem too expensive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE <http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010150014%2010 35917796&name=Serial%20Attached%20SCSI%20%28SAS%29> &N=2010150014%201035917796&name=Serial%20Attached%20SCSI%20%28SAS%29 (A guy at work was going to give me the adapter to use these btw, since they don't seem to sell them as much. :P) Or do you have to hunt and find the enterprise class SATA drives that are better quality than the general consumer ones, like this one? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136313 (WD RE3) I've been looking at storagereview, but they don't seem to break down the more reliable class as a whole vs the cheaper stuff.thoughts? BINO
