Hard Drive Statistics

[MYstIC G]

http://blog.backblaze.com/2014/01/21/what-hard-drive-should-i-buy/

Quite an interesting read for anyone who's interested in the best drives to buy for reliability.

 

[old.Osy]

Because reading stuff on the Internet from a pseudo-known source is the truth.

 

[caLLous]

They're one of the bigger online backup companies in the US and with the amount of drives they go through, they're hardly a "pseudo-known source" (whatever that is). They stuff all their drives into "pods" though (basically packing as many drives into as small a space as possible) and then rack-mount them, so it's not exactly "typical" usage.

Anyway, they've been good to me (I actually shot them a couple of questions when I was planning my media server) so I accept what they say. They have nothing to gain from twisting the results (they don't have any arrangements with manufacturers afaik).

The effects of vibration on rack-mounted disks...


You just don't face problems like this in a home environment.

 

[MYstIC G]

Because reading stuff on the Internet from a pseudo-known source is the truth.

Lulz, backblaze are so well known they actually inspired Netflix Open Connect boxes: https://signup.netflix.com/openconnect/hardware

 

[MYstIC G]

*bonk*

More on this subject

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[TdC]

was reading the other article yesterday completely unrelated. very interesting stuff tbh!

 

[old.Osy]

*bonk*

More on this subject

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[MYstIC G]

It really isn't.

 

[caLLous]

There's new data from Backblaze, it's not looking great for the 3TB from Seagate.

 

[MYstIC G]

Still think this real world stuff is interesting

 

[Embattle]

I use the NAS versions of Seagate's 3TB drives (ST3000NV000) which have been working fine so far.

 

[Draylor]

Interesting? Sure
Relevant to someone buying a HD for home use, or 4-8 to put in a server for that matter? Not in the slightest. A worrying number of people appear not to understand this.