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What I don’t understand is: SMR is for increased density, no? So, why don’t the 8 TB Reds use it?
by colejohnson66 6y ago
What I don’t understand is: SMR is for increased density, no? So, why don’t the 8 TB Reds use it?
- alias_neo 6y agoTo take a guess, I'd say they managed to remove a platter or two to lower costs on the smaller drives (I wonder if an EFAX is physically lighter?) but couldn't get the same benefit or didn't need the cost reduction in the more expensive 8TB+ drives. It's also possible that in testing, the 256MB cache just want sufficient to make DM-SMR "usable" at those larger capacities or that the firmware/controller just wasn't up to it.