[ale] [OT] Monster PC < $500

[Greg Freemyer]

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>> HD      $ 55   Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500AAKS 250GB 7200 RPM
>> SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
>
> Argh.  Might not be a popular opinion since a bunch of people seem to love
> Western Digital, but I've had nothing but problems with their desktop drives
> over the last 10 years, and I'm talking over 150 workstations - OEM and self
> built.  That also includes this particular drive.  Out of 20 of these in a
> server RAID array, I've had 8 that have needed replacing.  I recommend the
> following.  I've been using 10 of these for the last 10 months without any
> issue.
>
> Seagate Barracuda ES ST3250620NS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard
> Drive - OEM
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148155
>

And I've had a high failure rate with the 500GB drive in that same
line.  At this point I suspect my problem may have been poor cooling.

These new high density Sata drives seem to be very sensitive to PSU
issues, and the need active cooling (ie. fans).  In the past we could
just leave a drive in the lab exposed to the ambient air and we were
fine.

Greg
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