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December 22nd 15, 08:13 PM
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BackBlaze Storage Pod 5.0 - 180 TB
BackBlaze Storage Pod 5.0 - 180 TB cloud server:
https://www.backblaze.com/blog/cloud-storage-hardware/ I wonder when they will transition to 6 TB drives? Lynn 
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December 22nd 15, 10:07 PM
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BackBlaze Storage Pod 5.0 - 180 TB
On 12/22/2015 03:13 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
BackBlaze Storage Pod 5.0 - 180 TB cloud server: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/cloud-storage-hardware/ I wonder when they will transition to 6 TB drives? In the comments they says they're still evaluating them (and 8TB). From the figures to this point, Seagate "Desktop" drives seem to be more reliable than the WD Reds. Nothing for 6TB HGST drives so far. Perce
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December 23rd 15, 02:56 PM
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BackBlaze Storage Pod 5.0 - 180 TB
On 12/23/2015 4:13 AM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
BackBlaze Storage Pod 5.0 - 180 TB cloud server: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/cloud-storage-hardware/ I wouldn't upload anything to the cloud!  -- @~@ Remain silent. Nothing from soldiers and magicians is real! / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and farces be with you! /( _ )\ (Fedora release 23) Linux 4.2.7-300.fc23.x86_64 ^ ^ 22:48:01 up 1 day 4:31 0 users load average: 0.00 0.01 0.05 不借貸! 不詐騙! 不援交! 不打交! 不打劫! 不自殺! 請考慮綜援 (CSSA): http://www.swd.gov.hk/tc/index/site_...sub_addressesa
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December 23rd 15, 10:33 PM
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BackBlaze Storage Pod 5.0 - 180 TB
Lynn McGuire wrote:
BackBlaze Storage Pod 5.0 - 180 TB cloud server: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/cloud-storage-hardware/ I wonder when they will transition to 6 TB drives? The largest capacity drives usually cost more per GB than smaller sizes. Backblaze churns through huge numbers of drives every year, collecting data, testing, and doing sharp pencil calculations of what it all costs. They'll go to 6TB drives when the numbers dictate it.
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December 25th 15, 10:20 PM
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BackBlaze Storage Pod 5.0 - 180 TB
On 12/23/2015 4:33 PM, Neill Massello wrote:
Lynn McGuire wrote: BackBlaze Storage Pod 5.0 - 180 TB cloud server: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/cloud-storage-hardware/ I wonder when they will transition to 6 TB drives? The largest capacity drives usually cost more per GB than smaller sizes. Backblaze churns through huge numbers of drives every year, collecting data, testing, and doing sharp pencil calculations of what it all costs. They'll go to 6TB drives when the numbers dictate it. They already have 2,340 of the 6 Tb drives according to: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/200-p...-and-counting/ And 45 of the 8 TB drives. Looks like they are past the testing phase on the 6 TB drives and just waiting for the prices to drop. Lynn
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