Comments on: 1TB hard drives http://heliologue.com/2007/01/05/1tb-hard-drives/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:33:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ben http://heliologue.com/2007/01/05/1tb-hard-drives/#comment-36783 Ben Sat, 06 Jan 2007 23:48:44 +0000 http://heliologue.com/blog/2007/01/05/1tb-hard-drives/#comment-36783 Chris— It depends on the RAID config. Striping could be faster in theory, but there are a lot of bottlenecks for a desktop rig. S4R— The existing line is only increasing in size by increasing aureal density, which shouldn't have any effect on the mechanical noise. The complaints you hear about loud Seagates might simply be from extraneous circumstances, like improper mounts, bad units, or poor sound dampening in the tower. Chris—

It depends on the RAID config. Striping could be faster in theory, but there are a lot of bottlenecks for a desktop rig.

S4R—

The existing line is only increasing in size by increasing aureal density, which shouldn’t have any effect on the mechanical noise. The complaints you hear about loud Seagates might simply be from extraneous circumstances, like improper mounts, bad units, or poor sound dampening in the tower.

]]> By: S4R http://heliologue.com/2007/01/05/1tb-hard-drives/#comment-36782 S4R Sat, 06 Jan 2007 23:38:53 +0000 http://heliologue.com/blog/2007/01/05/1tb-hard-drives/#comment-36782 What about noise from these things? My understanding is that Seagate's 750s are already noisy. What about noise from these things? My understanding is that Seagate’s 750s are already noisy.

]]> By: Christopher Egner http://heliologue.com/2007/01/05/1tb-hard-drives/#comment-36772 Christopher Egner Sat, 06 Jan 2007 22:25:15 +0000 http://heliologue.com/blog/2007/01/05/1tb-hard-drives/#comment-36772 Seriously? I guess I just assumed that it'd be faster, I've never really had a reason to use raid. Fair enough. Seriously? I guess I just assumed that it’d be faster, I’ve never really had a reason to use raid. Fair enough.

]]> By: rob http://heliologue.com/2007/01/05/1tb-hard-drives/#comment-36737 rob Sat, 06 Jan 2007 05:23:05 +0000 http://heliologue.com/blog/2007/01/05/1tb-hard-drives/#comment-36737 From what I've heard, certainly. Not tried one myself though; I have two Maxtors and a WD. I based my decisions on price-per-GB primarily and then warranty, although most brands are much of a muchness. From what I’ve heard, certainly. Not tried one myself though; I have two Maxtors and a WD. I based my decisions on price-per-GB primarily and then warranty, although most brands are much of a muchness.

]]> By: Ben http://heliologue.com/2007/01/05/1tb-hard-drives/#comment-36736 Ben Sat, 06 Jan 2007 05:19:04 +0000 http://heliologue.com/blog/2007/01/05/1tb-hard-drives/#comment-36736 Well, granted, I haven't really researched hard drives since I was building my computers in 2003/4. You say that Hitachi's changed the Desktar reputation? Well, granted, I haven’t really researched hard drives since I was building my computers in 2003/4. You say that Hitachi’s changed the Desktar reputation?

]]> By: rob http://heliologue.com/2007/01/05/1tb-hard-drives/#comment-36735 rob Sat, 06 Jan 2007 04:45:11 +0000 http://heliologue.com/blog/2007/01/05/1tb-hard-drives/#comment-36735 Also, Hitachi aren't "shaky" at all—the days of "Deathstars" are long gone. Also, Hitachi aren’t “shaky” at all—the days of “Deathstars” are long gone.

]]> By: rob http://heliologue.com/2007/01/05/1tb-hard-drives/#comment-36732 rob Sat, 06 Jan 2007 02:54:28 +0000 http://heliologue.com/blog/2007/01/05/1tb-hard-drives/#comment-36732 Three or four of these in a RAID 5 looks <em>very</em> tempting. 2-3GB of storage from 3-4 drives tolerant of one drive failure? That's the stuff of <em>dreams</em>. Yes, yes, "RAID isn't a backup!", but none of my data is important enough to warrant more than that. I FTP university stuff so it's on my local machine, my web server and my university network storage; everything else I can pretty much afford to lose, since it's just either media that I can re-acquire or installed programs I can re-install. Three or four of these in a RAID 5 looks very tempting. 2-3GB of storage from 3-4 drives tolerant of one drive failure? That’s the stuff of dreams.

Yes, yes, “RAID isn’t a backup!”, but none of my data is important enough to warrant more than that. I FTP university stuff so it’s on my local machine, my web server and my university network storage; everything else I can pretty much afford to lose, since it’s just either media that I can re-acquire or installed programs I can re-install.

]]> By: Ben http://heliologue.com/2007/01/05/1tb-hard-drives/#comment-36717 Ben Fri, 05 Jan 2007 22:06:56 +0000 http://heliologue.com/blog/2007/01/05/1tb-hard-drives/#comment-36717 The more hard drives I accrue, the more worried I am about such a thing. The problem is, the temptation to double storage space as opposed to making it doubly secure is a great one. The more hard drives I accrue, the more worried I am about such a thing. The problem is, the temptation to double storage space as opposed to making it doubly secure is a great one.

]]> By: rob http://heliologue.com/2007/01/05/1tb-hard-drives/#comment-36711 rob Fri, 05 Jan 2007 19:22:31 +0000 http://heliologue.com/blog/2007/01/05/1tb-hard-drives/#comment-36711 Christopher, double the chance of failure, twice the data to lose, and a negligible (if even existent) performance increase? Sod that. Christopher, double the chance of failure, twice the data to lose, and a negligible (if even existent) performance increase? Sod that.

]]> By: Christopher http://heliologue.com/2007/01/05/1tb-hard-drives/#comment-36710 Christopher Fri, 05 Jan 2007 19:08:47 +0000 http://heliologue.com/blog/2007/01/05/1tb-hard-drives/#comment-36710 I've got to be honest, I think I'd rather go with a Raid0 setup, just because it should faster access times and parallel reads. I’ve got to be honest, I think I’d rather go with a Raid0 setup, just because it should faster access times and parallel reads.

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