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Forum: Storage (alternative) November 14th 20, 05:59 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 3
Views: 2,863
Posted By [email protected]
Comparison of the hundred dollar Costco Seagate 5TB USB & 8TB USB HDD on sale now

On Fri, 13 Nov 2020 15:39:26 -0000 (UTC), Arlen Holder
wrote:

The drives will likely have fewer than 100 hours on them in 25 years.

While I completely understand...
Forum: Storage (alternative) November 13th 20, 03:12 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 3
Views: 2,863
Posted By [email protected]
Comparison of the hundred dollar Costco Seagate 5TB USB & 8TB USB HDD on sale now

On Fri, 13 Nov 2020 00:22:38 -0000 (UTC), Arlen Holder
wrote:

Which is more likely to work in a decade or two from now?

Neither. Rotating drives wear out over...
Forum: Storage (alternative) November 21st 19, 10:06 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 12
Views: 2,012
Posted By [email protected]
Seagate plans 50TB spinning rust by 2026

On Wed, 20 Nov 2019 22:13:10 +0000 (UTC),
(Computer Nerd Kev) wrote:

With hindsight I now see that the business incentive is far in the
favour of making bigger/faster...
Forum: Storage (alternative) May 30th 19, 04:22 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 5
Views: 758
Posted By [email protected]
My latest Seagate HDD longevity report

On Wed, 29 May 2019 20:31:45 -0400, "Percival P. Cassidy"
wrote:

An ST2000DM001 that has clocked up a smidgeon under 5 years (3 years
longer than its warranty) of 24/7/365...
Forum: Storage (alternative) February 15th 19, 04:48 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 16
Views: 2,221
Posted By [email protected]
Which drive would you get?

On Fri, 15 Feb 2019 06:04:45 +0100, Filip454
wrote:

A 5900 rpm drive will run significantly cooler than a 7200. I run both
speeds in the same brand/model...
Forum: Storage (alternative) January 27th 19, 05:23 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 16
Views: 2,221
Posted By [email protected]
Which drive would you get?

On Sat, 26 Jan 2019 14:45:00 -0500, Yousuf Khan
wrote:

One choice of drives is a 5900 RPM 256MB cache. The other is a 7200 RPM
64MB cache.

A 5900 rpm drive will run...
Forum: Storage (alternative) September 15th 18, 04:15 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 6
Views: 1,164
Posted By [email protected]
"Seagate Announces 14TB Barracuda Pro, IronWolf, And IronWolf Pro"

On Sat, 15 Sep 2018 08:31:55 -0500, (Ant) wrote:

And how reliable is it? :/


Lynn McGuire wrote:
"Seagate Announces 14TB Barracuda Pro, IronWolf,...
Forum: Storage (alternative) August 19th 18, 03:07 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 4
Views: 1,004
Posted By [email protected]
"Intel's first 'ruler' SSD holds 32TB"

On Sat, 18 Aug 2018 19:33:25 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at 5:15:15 AM UTC+8, Mark Perkins wrote:

"Awesome", I said, even while acknowledging that I...
Forum: Storage (alternative) August 15th 18, 04:35 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 4
Views: 1,004
Posted By [email protected]
"Intel's first 'ruler' SSD holds 32TB"

On Tue, 14 Aug 2018 16:15:55 -0500, Mark Perkins
wrote:

On Tue, 14 Aug 2018 15:08:02 -0500, Lynn McGuire
wrote:

"Intel's first 'ruler' SSD holds...
Forum: Storage (alternative) May 24th 18, 03:59 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 16
Views: 1,690
Posted By [email protected]
"The Helium Factor and Hard Drive Failure Rates"

On Wed, 23 May 2018 21:24:27 -0500, VanguardLH wrote:

Are you going
to buy a helium-filled 1 TB drive that costs 6 million dollars?

Congress would need at least 10-million of...
Forum: Storage (alternative) May 5th 18, 05:36 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 16
Views: 1,690
Posted By [email protected]
"The Helium Factor and Hard Drive Failure Rates"

On Thu, 3 May 2018 20:50:21 -0500, VanguardLH wrote:

What are they going to use after the helium is gone?

Depends what they can get cheap. They might experiment with another
noble...
Forum: Storage (alternative) March 13th 18, 04:54 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 13
Views: 1,395
Posted By [email protected]
Do you stress test your new drives?

On Mon, 12 Mar 2018 21:39:42 -0500, (Ant) wrote:

Just wondering. My friend does. I wonder if I should do that too.

Thank you in advance. :)

No. The most likely source of...
Forum: Storage (alternative) October 13th 17, 01:44 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 9
Views: 1,075
Posted By [email protected]
WD 12 TB hard drive for $604

On Thu, 12 Oct 2017 13:10:59 -0500, Lynn McGuire
wrote:

Newegg and I parted ways several years ago when they refused to warranty
a computer part that I purchased...
Forum: Storage (alternative) October 12th 17, 05:18 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 9
Views: 1,075
Posted By [email protected]
WD 12 TB hard drive for $604

On Tue, 10 Oct 2017 14:36:40 -0500, Lynn McGuire
wrote:

You can now buy a 12 Tb drive for $604:

Newegg:

WD Gold: $540
Seagate IronWolf: $473
Seagate IronWolf Pro: $536
Forum: Storage (alternative) October 7th 17, 04:32 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 14
Views: 1,940
Posted By [email protected]
"Yes, Backblaze Just Ordered 100 Petabytes of Hard Drives"

On Thu, 5 Oct 2017 12:30:13 -0500, Lynn McGuire
wrote:

Now I know why the 8 TB and 10 TB drives are in short supply.

No, you don't.

100PB = 10k of the 10TB drives.

10k...
Forum: Storage (alternative) August 24th 17, 04:49 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 17
Views: 1,400
Posted By [email protected]
how to get my 8 TB bare drive out of the WD 8 TB USB external drive

On Wed, 23 Aug 2017 17:55:09 -0500, Mark Perkins
wrote:

Just curious, but what about the fact that a drive that's been removed
from an external enclosure, when checked at the...
Forum: Storage (alternative) July 12th 17, 03:10 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 7
Views: 1,018
Posted By [email protected]
"Hard Drive Cost Per Gigabyte"

On Tue, 11 Jul 2017 17:55:07 -0500, Mark Perkins
wrote:

Is there no way to continue to
squeeze cost out of the manufacturing process without hurting
performance or...
Forum: Storage (alternative) May 25th 17, 02:50 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 16
Views: 1,852
Posted By [email protected]
WD 8 TB red drive dropping

On Thu, 25 May 2017 04:14:01 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

You mean they use geo-location so somebody in Manhattan sees a higher price
than east Kentucky?

Some do. TTT (Tiny Thumbs...
Forum: Storage (alternative) May 10th 17, 04:35 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 16
Views: 1,852
Posted By [email protected]
WD 8 TB red drive dropping

On Tue, 9 May 2017 11:14:04 -0400, "Percival P. Cassidy"
wrote:

On 05/09/2017 10:42 AM, wrote:

As you may have noticed, the price of that drive dipped...
Forum: Storage (alternative) May 9th 17, 03:42 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 16
Views: 1,852
Posted By [email protected]
WD 8 TB red drive dropping

On Mon, 08 May 2017 12:27:45 -0500, Mark Perkins
wrote:

As you may have noticed, the price of that drive dipped below $250
earlier last week and shows no signs of bottoming...
Forum: Storage (alternative) March 8th 17, 02:50 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 2
Views: 524
Posted By [email protected]
how long did the "4 TB plateau" last?

On Wed, 8 Mar 2017 01:42:30 -0800 (PST), wrote:

It seems to me that it was about 2 and half years from when the first 4 TB
drive was released, until we got Helium, extra...
Forum: Storage (alternative) March 6th 17, 04:23 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 2
Views: 558
Posted By [email protected]
NAS drive for Desktop?

On Sun, 5 Mar 2017 17:10:18 -0500, "Percival P. Cassidy"
wrote:

I'm thinking about replacing the two 1TB Seagate drives that have
outlasted their 5-yr. warranties in a...
Forum: Storage (alternative) February 15th 17, 07:13 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 7
Views: 823
Posted By [email protected]
Anybody got any experience with 8TB "Archive" drives?

On Wed, 15 Feb 2017 00:11:58 -0500, Yousuf Khan
wrote:

On 2/14/2017 10:53 AM, wrote:
On Mon, 13 Feb 2017 14:37:32 -0600, Lynn McGuire
...
Forum: Storage (alternative) February 14th 17, 04:53 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 7
Views: 823
Posted By [email protected]
Anybody got any experience with 8TB "Archive" drives?

On Mon, 13 Feb 2017 14:37:32 -0600, Lynn McGuire
wrote:

On 2/13/2017 9:09 AM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
This one in particular:

...
Forum: Storage (alternative) November 24th 16, 05:35 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Replies: 12
Views: 1,117
Posted By [email protected]
Western Digital Red?

On Wed, 23 Nov 2016 22:32:00 -0500, Yousuf Khan
wrote:

Yes, I noticed that it's a slower-speed drive. Does it really make a
huge difference that a drive is either...
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