Re: [Discuss] Hitachi drives

2012-02-04 Thread Richard Pieri
On Feb 4, 2012, at 1:39 AM, Tom Metro wrote: Interesting. Steve Gibson, author of SpinRite, likewise swears by Hitachi drives. And I too wondered how that squares with the mediocre to bad reviews they seem to get on NewEgg. Enterprise vs. consumer drives? Hm. Nope. I double-checked the

Re: [Discuss] Hitachi drives

2012-02-03 Thread Tom Metro
Richard Pieri wrote: Backblaze uses the 3TB version of the 2TB Hitachi 5K3000 drives that are so derided on NewEgg's product page. Astounding reliability they say. Interesting. Steve Gibson, author of SpinRite, likewise swears by Hitachi drives. And I too wondered how that squares with the