Leif Nixon wrote:
"Jeffrey B. Layton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Leif Nixon wrote:
Mark Hahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[...] commodity disks are plenty reliable
and are not a significant source of uptime problems.
That's not quite a general truth. 8^)
Even though the data shows otherwise?
OK, let me rephrase: That's just true in general, and it's the
specific cases that bite you.
I wouldn't even say that. Even though Garth's data shows that
SATA drives are actually a bit better than SCSI and FC drives,
I have a tendency to say that they are all equal. That can be equally
good or equally as bad depending upon on your viewpoint :)
On *average* disks might not be a large source of problems, but when
you run into a bad batch it hurts. But that's true for all components,
of course.
Yep - totally agree. It's true for all makes and models.
My take on this might be a bit coloured from spending some time the
other day in the company of a representative sample of disks from a
certain bad batch, a crowbar, a sledgehammer and several pounds of
thermite. (Sorry, rgb, no sucker rod available around here.
I haven't had too much problem with drives in general. However, I've
run across batches of memory that sent me through the roof!!! Fans
as well.
Enjoy!
Jeff
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