You normally find server drives when you look into SAS or the high rpm SATA drives (either 7.2k 2.5" or 10k+ 3.5"). Look up dell, hp, ibm drives and then die a little when you see the price. To be honest a lot of the enterprise SATA drives are the same as the consumer grade you're paying for the caddies, a usually better warranty and a higher testing/validation rate.
For example a 10k rpm 300GB SATA IBM server drive will cost me £290 (inc VAT). Before all the hard drive factories got flooded I could buy a 2TB consumer drive for about £60. On Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:33:38 -0000, Alan Peterson <[email protected]> wrote: > From: "Bill Putney" <[email protected]>: >>>> We've chosen not to use the very large consumer drives and stuck with >>>> slightly smaller (750 GB) server quality drives.<<< > > --- In a world where one can almost get 2TB drives as a prize in one's > Happy Meal, how does one look for, shop for, or even find a "Server > Quality Drive"? > > Who is a good supplier for these and what models are appropriate? > > -ap > _______________________________________________ > Rivendell-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev ####################### Scanned by MailMarshal ####################### #################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Attention: The information contained in this message is confidential and intended for the addressee(s) only. If you have received this message in error or there are any problems, please notify the originator immediately. The unauthorised use, disclosure, copying or alteration of this message is strictly forbidden. Christian Vision or any of its subsidiaries will not be liable for direct, special, indirect or consequential damages arising from alteration of the contents of this message by a third party or as a result of any virus being passed on. Please note that we reserve the right to monitor and read any e-mails sent or received by the company under the Telecommunications (Lawful Business Practice) (Interception of Communications) Regulation 2000. Christian Vision is registered in England as a limited company 2842414 and as a charity 1031031 #################################################################################################################################################################################################################### _______________________________________________ Rivendell-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
