Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:42:15 -0500 From: Ryan Coleman <ryan.coleman@cwis.biz> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 5900 RPM drives Message-ID: <8EBF0C2A-D766-4489-AC65-F06C620D1B3F@cwis.biz> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTimTYwBi=3qkoFOJkF0sZbmLpG_uZ=b7Ud9YkCLz@mail.gmail.com> References: <01DEC02A-DAE7-47B8-AD6C-3CCEFA98F311@cwis.biz> <AANLkTimTYwBi=3qkoFOJkF0sZbmLpG_uZ=b7Ud9YkCLz@mail.gmail.com>
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I was actually looking at the Seagate Barracuda model... I'm upgrading = my RAID 5 of 8x1TB to something larger. $135 each: = http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=3DN82E16822148487 On Aug 13, 2010, at 10:28 PM, TJ Varghese wrote: >=20 >=20 > On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 9:52 AM, Ryan Coleman <ryan.coleman@cwis.biz> = wrote: > Can anyone give me any reasons to buy these over 7200RPMs for a RAID? = I may need to pinch pennies if I have to finance my next servers out of = pocket. Stupid idea, I know, but I really want to know if there's a = reason to skimp. >=20 >=20 > Specific models that you're considering would be good. For WD, if = you're referring to the WD's GreenPower (non-RAID Ed), there are 2 = gotchas >=20 > 1) no support for TLER any longer - this IMHO is a deal breaker for = RAID > 2) ridiculously low sleep times (6s) to maximize power savings - in a = server, this would cause extreme load cycles, however this setting can = be set to less extreme numbers using wdidle. >=20 > The main technical criterion for any HDDs to be used in a raid IMO = should be TLER support IMO. Speed/capacity would be secondary concerns. >=20 >=20 > regards, > TJ
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