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I think spun down HDs would be a lot easier. They have standard interfaces which makes them cheap and flexible. Get a bunch of USB 3 docks[1] and some $10/hour
by mseebach 15y ago
I think spun down HDs would be a lot easier. They have standard interfaces which makes them cheap and flexible. Get a bunch of USB 3 docks[1] and some $10/hour clerks to shuffle the drives around.
1: http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/20/sharkoons-usb-3-0-sata-hdd-dock-doubles-up-now-handles-two-dri/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/20/sharkoons-usb-3-0-sata-hd...
- justincormack 15y agoForget the clerks and USB. Get the very cheapest USB to ethernet chipset you can, on 100 mb ethernet, and only power it up when you need drive access. You should be able to do that at $10-20 a disk. No moving parts to maintain.
- mnutt 15y agoI wonder how much higher rate of failure you'd get with spun-down disks, since starting and stopping is often when they fail.