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[Discuss] SSD drives vs. Mechanical drives



On 05/06/2014 09:31 AM, Kent Borg wrote:
> On 05/06/2014 09:13 AM, Robert Krawitz wrote:
>> Disks themselves have clever proprietary firmware... 
>
> Indeed. But, judging from lost data reputations, they appear to be
> careful in what they ship.
>
> Also, when doing RAID 1, I like to pair disks from different
> manufacturers. Different models and manufacturing dates help when one
> runs out of distinct manufacturers.
>
> -kb, the Kent who worries that we are running out of distinct disk
> manufacturers.
>
Indeed. I have been doing that for years. Disks from a single lot under
a similar usage have a higher likelihood of simultaneous failure. We had
a simultaneous disk failure at the BLU a few years ago.

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