I had a Caviar crap out on me once. (maybe that takes the jinx off you)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy at veldy.net>
To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 2:11 PM
Subject: Re: [TCLUG] HDD IO optimizing


> You should consider Western Digital as well.  Often, a particular model of
> Western Digital is the SAME drive that you get when you buy an IBM drive.
I
> am not sure what sort of deal they have, but it seems there is a bit of
> overlap with respect to hardware between IBM and Western Digital.  I think
> the overlap is the WD Caviar drives.  I have been using these and they
seem
> to run forever (knock on wood).
>
> Tom Veldhouse
> veldy at veldy.net
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian" <lxy at cloudnet.com>
> To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 1:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [TCLUG] HDD IO optimizing
>
>
> > > > 2. When all your 75Gb go down the tubes... You'll be sorry you were
> cheap.
> > >
> > > you mean you think paying more than 2x as much for scsi somehow
protects
> > > you from drive failing?
> >
> > Yes, I'm puzzled as well.  Are SCSI drives more reliable than IDE?  For
my
> > money, an IBM ATA/100 7200RPM drive is sufficiently fast and just as
> > reliable as SCSI.  Referencing the original quote of $172 on Pricewatch
> > for a 76GB, beware.  Cheap drives are out there and they're not worth
> > their price.  Anything other than Seagate and IBM are not allowed in my
> > house.  Then I can spend all that money on an IDE RAID 5 controller.
> >
> > -Brian
> >
> >
> >
> >
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