Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 16:12:32 -0700 From: Steve Camp <steve@camp.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: favorite ATA/SATA hard disk brand? Message-ID: <20060322161232.C8316@aslan.camp.com>
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What brand / make / model ATA / SATA hard disks do you prefer?
I am looking to purchase some SATA disks in the 160 - 300GB size.
I got a good deal (I think) on a Samsung OEM 250GB disk for $95 at my
local MicroCenter, but read on the web a few days later one gamer /
system builder / geeks-on-call type that he had *4* Samsung OEM disks
all die on him. So he swore off Samsung.
So whom do you like / recommend?
I'm currently organizing a list in my mind that looks something like:
#1 Seagate Barracuda SATA disks
#2 Hitachi Deskstar (formerly IBM)
#3 Fujitsu (models not known)
#4,5,6 Maxtor, Samsung, Western Digital
Intended use is for a server (NFS, maybe SAMBA) in a RAID-1 (mirrored)
configuration. I am thinking of using an ASUS A8V, A8V-E SE, or one
of the A8N Nvidia Nforce4 motherboards. OSes to include: FreeBSD,
Linux, Winbloze (maybe).
Your experiences, expertise, recommendations are most welcome.
--
Steve Camp
steve@camp.com
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