From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 22 23:24:01 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D32D816A400 for ; Wed, 22 Mar 2006 23:24:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from steve@camp.com) Received: from aslan.camp.com (synergy.synergy.dim.com [206.124.12.62]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7242C43D48 for ; Wed, 22 Mar 2006 23:24:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from steve@camp.com) Received: from aslan.camp.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by aslan.camp.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id k2MNCWde022723 for ; Wed, 22 Mar 2006 16:12:32 -0700 (MST) Received: (from steve@localhost) by aslan.camp.com (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id k2MNCWkW022722 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 22 Mar 2006 16:12:32 -0700 (MST) Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 16:12:32 -0700 From: Steve Camp To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20060322161232.C8316@aslan.camp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i Subject: favorite ATA/SATA hard disk brand? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 23:24:01 -0000 What brand / make / model ATA / SATA hard disks do you prefer? I am looking to purchase some SATA disks in the 160 - 300GB size. I got a good deal (I think) on a Samsung OEM 250GB disk for $95 at my local MicroCenter, but read on the web a few days later one gamer / system builder / geeks-on-call type that he had *4* Samsung OEM disks all die on him. So he swore off Samsung. So whom do you like / recommend? I'm currently organizing a list in my mind that looks something like: #1 Seagate Barracuda SATA disks #2 Hitachi Deskstar (formerly IBM) #3 Fujitsu (models not known) #4,5,6 Maxtor, Samsung, Western Digital Intended use is for a server (NFS, maybe SAMBA) in a RAID-1 (mirrored) configuration. I am thinking of using an ASUS A8V, A8V-E SE, or one of the A8N Nvidia Nforce4 motherboards. OSes to include: FreeBSD, Linux, Winbloze (maybe). Your experiences, expertise, recommendations are most welcome. -- Steve Camp steve@camp.com