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I'm a big fan of single platter drives, I just buy the biggest single platter at the time. Which is currently the WD 1gb blue. Very fast, very cool running.
by ck2 13y ago
I'm a big fan of single platter drives, I just buy the biggest single platter at the time.
Which is currently the WD 1gb blue. Very fast, very cool running.
- krakensden 13y ago1GB? that seems... awful small.
- PavlovsCat 13y agoAny particular advantages of having a single platter? Also, I assume you meant to say 1TB ^^
- grey413 13y agoThe logic is that fewer moving parts means a lower failure rate. It amounts to paying a premium for longer-lived drives. How much you value that is a matter of taste and means.
- paol 13y agoThe fewer platters the better for vibration and noise as well. Though I wouldn't necessary restrict myself to single-platter drives, 2 platters is generally fine.
- theandrewbailey 13y agoIt's really unfortunate that WD has completely halted expanding capacity on their Blue line. Meanwhile, my WD6400AAKS (640GB blue, 2 platter) keeps marching on.
- guiambros 13y agoAgree. Just bought another 3 yesterday. At less than $60 each, you can't really beat the price/performance ratio, particularly on a RAID5 environment.