On 4/5/2011 7:41, clipka wrote:
> Am 05.04.2011 16:09, schrieb Invisible:
>
>> I have absolutely no idea whether these "server-grade" drives really
>> *are* more reliable, or whether it's just a sucker tax.
>
> Server drives are designed to endure continuous use.
>
> Desktop drives are designed to endure lots of power cycles.

The drives in a NAS are exactly the same as what you'd buy off the shelf in 
an electronics store.

Google has a whitepaper telling about the drive reliability based on 
statistics from half a million disk drives. There's little correlation 
between "category" and reliability.

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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
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    driving without turn signals."

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