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Re: Any 'best' hard drives and incremental backup approaches to home systems?
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Konstantin Olchanski <[log in to unmask]>
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Konstantin Olchanski <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 7 Dec 2009 10:07:52 -0800
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On Sun, Dec 06, 2009 at 01:00:02PM +0000, Alan Bartlett wrote:
> >
> > I use Seagate drives on all my servers. ??They are running
> > Linux and are on 24x7. ??Failures are very rare and Seagate
> > replaces anything that fails within 5 years with no
> > hassle.
> 
> +1 to Seagate. :-)


-1 to Seagate. Look up last year's scare with "Seagate disks
brick themselves".

Stop looking for the "best brand", read up on biodiversity.


-- 
Konstantin Olchanski
Data Acquisition Systems: The Bytes Must Flow!
Email: olchansk-at-triumf-dot-ca
Snail mail: 4004 Wesbrook Mall, TRIUMF, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 2A3, Canada

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