Re: hardware recommendation
- In reply to: Robert Huff : "hardware recommendation"
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Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 22:13:39 UTC
On 6/28/22 10:21, Robert Huff wrote: > > A disk drive on one of my machines is dying. > I'd like to replace it with a _reliable_ (the old one lasted 10+ > years at moderate loads) consumer-grade SATA II or higher drive of at > least 500 gbytes. > Any particular product lines getting consistantly good reviews? > And what should I avoid like flesh-eating bacteria? > I have been running this for several years, 24x7. > fdisk -l /dev/sda Disk /dev/sda: 931.53 GiB, 1000204886016 bytes, 1953525168 sectors Disk model: CT1000MX500SSD1 Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes Disklabel type: dos Disk identifier: 0x9346b91e Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type /dev/sda1 2048 1953523711 1953521664 931.5G 83 Linux Tom Dean