Re: hardware recommendation

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From: Ralf Mardorf <ralf-mardorf_at_riseup.net>
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 03:07:30 UTC
> On 28. Jun 2022, at 23:45, Valeri Galtsev <galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu> wrote:
>> On 6/28/22 1:21 PM, 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?
>>            Respectfully,
>>                Robert Huff
>>                
> 
> I join everybody recommending Samsung SSD (a pair as a mirror, but I for one only go for hardware RAID/mirror).
> 
> Spinning drive: I join recommendation of Ultrastar.

Hi,

consumer-grade? I would take a look at the price and the recording technology.

WD Red 2TB

  Recording process  SMR 
https://www.reichelt.de/de/en/2-tb-hard-driver-wd-red-nas-wd20efax-p268461.html?&trstct=vrt_pdn&nbc=1
68,- €

WD Red Plus 2 TB
  Recording process   CMR 
https://www.reichelt.de/de/en/wd-red-plus-2-tb-nas-hard-drive-2021--wd20efzx-p299813.html?&nbc=1&trstct=lsbght_sldr::268461
70,- €

WD Ultrastar 2TB
  Recording process   CMR  
https://www.reichelt.de/de/en/2tb-wd-ultrastar-dc-ha210-hard-drive-wd-1w10002-p247329.html?search=wd&&r=1
118,- €



In my experiences SSDs are more reliable, than HDDs. Even the slowest SSD is faster, even when connected to SATA 2, than HDDs are. A SSD doesn‘t make noise.




KIOXIA EXCERIA SSD 960 GB
https://www.reichelt.de/de/en/kioxia-exceria-ssd-960-gb-ltc10z960gg8-p281903.html?search=kioxia+ssd&&r=1
81,- €

Samsung SSD 870 EVO Series 1TB
https://www.reichelt.de/de/en/samsung-ssd-870-evo-series-1tb-mz-77e1t0b-p296729.html?search=samsung+ssd&&r=1
103,- €



I would not buy smaller than 1TB. None of my Toshiba/OCZ/KIOXIA ever failed, but I replace one after the other that is smaller than 1TB, by a 1TB SSD, since I run out of space. I can‘t comment on Samsung. FWIW I‘m mainly using ext4 partitions ;). You probably will use another file system, maybe the same as Valeri does use. IOW get a Samsung. I suspect KIOXIA is also good when not using ext4, but you never know.

When I run out of SATA 3 ports I bought an inLine 76696B PCIe card to get two additional SATA 3 ports for a Linux host, but this and similar cards are probably FreeBSD compatible, too. Today Available for 34,-€, but no RAID.

https://www.idealo.de/preisvergleich/OffersOfProduct/3686019_-pcie-sata-iii-76696b-inline.html

I fear compatibility issues when using NVMe SSDs, but that‘s perhaps just an unreasonable fear.

Regards,
Ralf

PS: All my replies to this thread were done with the MUAs of tablets. Those MUAs are a PITA.

PPS: Valeri, my apologies, by accident I did not reply to the list.
Fortunately it‘s a chance to add something I forgot. If the OP should decide to get a SSD, a SSD mounting frame is required.

https://www.reichelt.de/de/en//446/index.html?ACTION=446&SEARCH=ssd%20mounting%20frame&START=0&OFFSET=50&LA=446&nbc=1&q=ssd%20mounting%20frame&SID=9693ee3f4944989447124d2c96c37493a73481a8730ab4e35d715