Going to roll with 8x 1TB Hitachis + 1 HSP soon. At ~$90/each it's a steal. It will replace my 8x 500G setup right now.
I use FreeBSD + ZFS. On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 06:05:57PM -0800, Bino Gopal wrote: > 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 > > -- Bryan G. Seitz
