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_R wrote:
I don't put myself in the 'SCSI-only, or server' school, but I have terabytes of storage (I would be broke if it were SCSI). Much of it is for archive purposes. Some of it is on mirrored systems--sort of non-realtime pseudo raid that's refreshed across a gigabit net. Again, you get what you pay for. Most reasonable and sensible people value their data and time when it comes to disaster prevention and recovery. As much as I hate to say it, I've probably had more trouble with Maxtor as well. I was archiving on 250g in USB 2 cases. The surprising thing is that most have been 5400rpm, which I was deliberately spec'ing to keep heat down. I like Maxtor the company, but I'm moving toward Seagate until I figure out what's up with the Maxtor failures. Using anything other than an external SCSI solution is pure nonsense! I believe Seagate's warranty is 5 years. That shows some confidence in their product. I feel lucky if I get 5 years out of a WD or Max. Using anything other than Seagate is totally and utterly foolish! As for 10 years ago, I was probably using IBM drives. Then they went downhill and I wouldn't touch them. There's still some stigma attached for me, even tho they're Hitachi now. IBM drives were never on top of the hill. WD has had firmware problems (1993 we had to reflash tons of drives that were spontaneously powering down). Their tech support initially denied problems, but later issued new BIOS. Not a confidence-booster. And I've found their tech support relatively rude, especially in regard to their own design flaws. Again, using anything other than Seagate is totally and utterly foolish when you consider the 5-year warranty and on-line RMA process. There is an interesting somewhat anecdotal project over at storagereview.com- their reliability database. I try to mention it when I can because the more ppl that contribute the better chance we have of it yielding accurate results. Storagereview.com can be a valuable site when you learn how to differentiate between fact and their biased bull****. Rita |
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