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I think the real answer here is to demand that disk manufacturers publish performance specifications. This leaves them free to change implementation details (wh
by otterley 7y ago
I think the real answer here is to demand that disk manufacturers publish performance specifications. This leaves them free to change implementation details (which consumers usually don't know or care about) as long as the published specifications are accurate.
- dragontamer 7y agoFor literally years, people bought WD Red drives, DESPITE being more expensive, because they had higher performance. WD Blue drives had SMR / Shingles in them. WD Green drives were shoddy, low quality, and had issues with RAID Rebuilds. WD Red commanded a high price, but came with higher quality. What's happened here, is that WD has begun to sell low-performance drives under their high-priced "Red" brand.