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more about #harddisk more comments → theorieofself: i'm running (6) 7200rpm drives in my FreeNAS box. i guess i could have gone with 5400rpm, but i already had all the hardware so i didn't really buy ne... more » Bluechip: I'm using Western Digital Green drives in my unRAID setup. [www.lime-technology.com] Currently at 2TB + parity and expandable up to 6 drives before I... more » travisco_nabisco: I read this article yesterday and there are a few points that need to be noted. First they used older 7200 RPM drives and current generation 5400 RPM ... more » TheCrudMan: That's why you get one of these: [www.promise.com] Put half in RAID 0 and half as backup....(I forget which RAID number that makes it) and hook it up... more » AmphetamineCrown: What would LHer's recommend in terms of the best reliability 1TB drives for a NAS? Is that size in the sweet spot at this point? Am I going to signi... more » GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE: This had to have been caused by a psycho weilding some kind of object that had a rubber tip. Hrmmm, I have one suspect: more » Kaiser-Machead: When problems like these crop up, I generally pass blame to the one thing that I'm certain screws with us every hour of the day, every day of the week... more » frigg: Is this any better than the latest 1TB deal on Newegg for $125? more » AldenOedipus: USB only is a dealbraker. Hear that LaCie? Unless it's USB 3.0 which is supposed to be 1000000% faster than anything USB out there. more » Falsoman: I kinda like it. But USB 2 only is kind of disapointing. Also i don't like the fact that these devices always seem to be surrounded by monkeys throwin... more » circa86: I say bring back the Porsche designed drives, gray and orange suits me much much better. DEATH to blue LEDs!!!!!! more » Justin Evidon: USB 2.0 only? Wow. I would have expected a lot more out of a 2TB drive just hitting the market. At least throw in Firewire 800 if nothing else... If y... more » -
#nas
Building a NAS? Skip the Performance Drives
A while ago I was considering putting low-powered 5400 RPM drives into a NAS. I was worried about performance, but Tom's Hardware shows us that drive speed isn't the bottleneck, and how slower drives can even beat faster ones. More » -
#storage
Aegis Padlock Portable Hard Disk Is Perfect For Paranoid Types
The Aegis Padlock Secure Drive has its own keypad and admin feature to lock your data down. It also has 128-bit realtime or 256-bit AES hardware encryption, shock mounting, and come in sizes up to 500GB. More » -
#mystery
How Can a Hard Drive's Platter Shatter, Without Evidence of Impact?
"Another day, another replaced hard drive," Chris Cook thought at his tech support desk while unwrapping the unit, fresh from storage. Until he turned the fixed Dell on and heard the weirdest rattling noise ever. More » -
#storage
LaCie Neil Poulton-Designed Hard Disk Max Now Does RAID
The newest Lacie Hard Disk MAX ups the storage of its original Neil Poulton ebony-glazed cuboid design to 2TB, while adding the ability to switch between RAID configurations. More » -
#hdd
Toshiba Beefs Up 5400rpm 1.8-Inch Drives to 160GB
Just a few months ago we reported that Toshiba had turned up the spin-speed on its 1.8-inch hard drives to 5400 rpm. And now Toshiba's squeezed yet more storage onto those tiny spinning platters, beefing the storage capactity up to 160GB. Apparently it's the industry's first such drive with a serial ATA interface and it's exactly the sort of thing that could become your ultra-portable PC's new best friend when it goes into mass production in August, alongside a smaller 80GB version. Full press release below. More » -
