On 04/03/2022 21:18, Laurence Perkins wrote:
I’d probably wait another year for all the bugs to work their way out of
the system before trying it on purpose, but if you have non-critical
systems to play with, well, the SMR drives are rather a lot cheaper… I
got a few for one of my server chassis because they can cram 5TB of
storage into a 2.5” drive that fits in the bay for only $120.
But are they?
Okay, this is a 3.5", but I paid £180 I think for 8TB in a decent CMR
package (Toshiba N300). It was a backup drive, I was open to SMR, but
didn't think they were value for money.
Cheers,
Wol
