Hitachi vs Seagate: Opinions wanted

[Samuel Clements]

Of the two, I prefer the Seagates, if not for the absolutely hassle free way
to get firmware updates. You just call and ask. Hitachi on the other hand,
you have to get the serial number and firmware rev of every drive in the
target system before they'll even speak to you!
  -Sam


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-hardware at freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-
> hardware at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Marc G. Fournier
> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 11:12 AM
> To: freebsd-scsi at freebsd.org
> Cc: freebsd-hardware at freebsd.org
> Subject: Hitachi vs Seagate: Opinions wanted
> 
> 
> I've always used Seagate or Quantum drives in my servers ... with the
> recent thought about switching to Dual-Athlon servers, from Intel, and the
> caveats about both heat and power that I've had, its been recommended
> switching to Hitachi drives from the usual Seagate ... also, apparently
> the failure rates are higher on the Seagate's are much higher then the
> Hitachi ...
> 
> Since I can't say I've ever had a complaint (other then the U320 firmware
> fiasco that Seagate did fix), I'm wondering if there is that much of a
> difference with the Hitachi's to warrant the extra ~$50/drive ... ?
> 
> The server we are putting together will be a 2U chassis, with 6 U320
> drives in it ... either hitachi or seagate ...
> 
> Thoughts?  Opinions?
> 
> 
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