From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97AC0C636D4 for ; Sat, 4 Feb 2023 02:24:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S232416AbjBDCYn (ORCPT ); Fri, 3 Feb 2023 21:24:43 -0500 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:36736 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S230148AbjBDCYm (ORCPT ); Fri, 3 Feb 2023 21:24:42 -0500 Received: from www18.qth.com (www18.qth.com [69.16.238.59]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BEC3C4955A for ; Fri, 3 Feb 2023 18:24:41 -0800 (PST) Received: from [73.207.192.158] (port=33228 helo=jpo) by www18.qth.com with esmtpsa (TLS1.2) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.95) (envelope-from ) id 1pO8EL-00047r-7m for linux-raid@vger.kernel.org; Fri, 03 Feb 2023 20:24:41 -0600 Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2023 02:24:39 +0000 From: David Thorburn-Gundlach To: Linux RAID list Subject: Re: how to know a hard drive will mix well Message-ID: <20230204022439.GJ25616@jpo> References: <20230202124306.GH25616@jpo> <894cb7f7-eb13-69e8-8cd8-0f71dc34e489@youngman.org.uk> <5a19ad42-e66c-9757-4fe6-9e12c759b54a@plouf.fr.eu.org> <75cc693e-46a0-a206-2f6c-e97e44351fce@youngman.org.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <75cc693e-46a0-a206-2f6c-e97e44351fce@youngman.org.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.10.1 (2018-07-13) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - www18.qth.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - vger.kernel.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - justpickone.org X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: www18.qth.com: authenticated_id: dmail@justpickone.org X-Authenticated-Sender: www18.qth.com: dmail@justpickone.org X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org Wol, et al -- ...and then Wol said... % % Just tried to Google it. Did I say I didn't trust WD? % % It sounds like it's marketing speak designed to re-define the meaning of % Revolutions Per Minute. Ew. Figured it was something like that ... % ... % % I'd go and look for another X300, or an Ironwolf. At least you'll know what % you're getting ... Thanks. I've spent quite a bit surfing for Ironwolf, [XN]300, Exos, and Red drives in various sizes. Pricing is ... interesting. Along those lines, does anyone have ACTUAL experience with MaxDigitalData "white" drives? I've read that they're everything from OEM bulk unbranded major-brand-name drives to badly-refurbished used drives, so I don't need apocrypha, but I have to at least take a look since their prices are about half the going rate. I'd love to buy two for the price of one and expand from RAID5 to RAID6 ... % % Cheers, % Wol Thanks again :-D -- David T-G See http://justpickone.org/davidtg/email/ See http://justpickone.org/davidtg/tofu.txt