Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 22:55:36 +0000 From: Igor Mozolevsky <igor@hybrid-lab.co.uk> To: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@puchar.net> Cc: Hackers freeBSD <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Seagate Archive HDD Message-ID: <CADWvR2jCP0UT4DLWsfwwJ6qoBauDmuBDdHAfeMpfJPGNSB3-cw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1503261124380.1417@laptop.wojtek.intra> References: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1503261124380.1417@laptop.wojtek.intra>
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On 26 March 2015 at 10:26, Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@puchar.net> wrote: > > Are anyone using them and can confirm they are compatible on software > level with other disks? I understand average random write time would be > 5-10 times slower than normal drive because of the need of rewrite few fu= ll > tracks worth of data, but otherwise will then be compatible and can i use > it as usual? I suspect so, but the drives are designed to be used as "tape-on-disk" backup (hence "archive"), i. e. long sequential writes. Using these drives for anything else seems as insane as using the "video recording"-grade drives for data, in my opinion=E2=80=A6 --=20 Igor M.
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