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01-21-2014, 11:42 AM #1Web Hosting Master
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Blackblaze shows hdd brands failure rate (seagate takes the prize)
http://blog.backblaze.com/2014/01/21...-should-i-buy/
Makes me regret buying 2 seagates hdd heh
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01-21-2014, 12:21 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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These are desktop drives in a server setting, failure rates might not transfer over to enterprise drives in a server setting.
Also, they're continuing to use Seagate drives, so I don't really know what their point is. If Seagate drives are so bad, why save $10 per drive and invest hours of tech. time into failed HDDs, RMAs, et cetera.SiFuQi.net - Affordable Dedicated Servers in Los Angeles, California
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01-21-2014, 12:23 PM #3WHT Addict
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Those are consumer drivers, I wonder if there's anyone doing similar study but purely on enterprise drives.
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01-21-2014, 12:25 PM #4Web Hosting Master
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If you look around the forum, it really does come down to luck. You'll see one guy say they had high failures from brand A, but brand B is doing really well. They'll get a reply back that brand B isn't so good, brand C is better. Et cetera. I think, typically, WDs and Seagates are regarded as the most reliable on WHT.
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01-21-2014, 02:45 PM #6Web Hosting Master
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I would be interested to know what types of chassis they use with these drives and whether the chassis is designed to insulate the drives from vibration issues. Some cheap chassis vibrate the drives to death.
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01-21-2014, 02:48 PM #7Web Hosting Master
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They discuss their chassis at http://blog.backblaze.com/2013/02/20...orage-pod-3-0/
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01-21-2014, 02:52 PM #8Web Hosting Master
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01-21-2014, 04:02 PM #9Web Hosting Master
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Originally Posted by backBlaze
so, their take of enterprise v desktop drive is really not quite relevant to "regular" production environment in data center where offers no external "anti-vibration" mechanism at all, therefore users would have to rely on the internal anti-vibration design built onto those "enterprise" drives.
I wonder what the number (defect rate) would be about all those desktop drives if BackBlaze removed all the external anti-vibration thingy from their pods?!
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01-21-2014, 04:20 PM #10Junior Guru Wannabe
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Odd, I always have good luck with seagates. We have seen more trouble with WD.
+1 to staying away from ANY green drives!
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01-21-2014, 04:20 PM #11Web Hosting Master
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01-21-2014, 04:27 PM #12Web Hosting Guru
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Originally Posted by BackBlaze
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01-21-2014, 04:34 PM #13Web Hosting Master
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