On 1/25/2011 5:04 PM, Steven Kurylo wrote: > Hi, > > I was looking for some replacement 147GB 10k SCSI drives today, and it > looks like no one makes them anymore. Seagate and Toshiba seem to be > the only suppliers left, and they only offer 15k in that size. I > could buy drives directly from HP, but they're listed at triple the > price. > > I'm wondering if anyone knows when 10k were phased out, and if someone > is aware of a roadmap for when scsi drives might be phased out > completely. I'm thinking I might have to budget for replacing servers > (or stock piling drives) because of drive availability; that hadn't > occurred to me before. I guess I should double check RAM availability > too, though those don't wear out nearly as much. > > Sadly the new server fairy doesn't come around here often. > > Thanks. > You can often find the older models on ebay for pennies on the dollar. You may also be able to search for refurbished drive sellers. For the prices, you get 2-3 of them and just swap them when they go bad.
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