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Backblaze also uses off-the-shelf HDDs (including, when HDDs were in short supply after the flood in Thailand, buying USB drives and tearing the case off). They
by danudey 12y ago
Backblaze also uses off-the-shelf HDDs (including, when HDDs were in short supply after the flood in Thailand, buying USB drives and tearing the case off). They publish a lot of reliability numbers on drives as well (which match up quite well with my own experiences), as well as cost/GB numbers.
- Alupis 12y agoI remember that! I think "This Developer's Life" or a similar podcast interviewed them about trying to game the walmart hdd rationing (2 per customer) and stuff.