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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

External Hard Drives Don't Last? Generic Rant...

Right, and buying Hitachi internal drives and putting them in a good external enclosure will yield identical results. But G-Tech is just a packager in Culver City. What sets them apart is that their support is very good, and their enclosures are extremely good. But they don't actually manufacture drives. Prior to Hitachi buying them, they used several different drive suppliers, including Seagate, Western Digital, IBM, you name it.

I'd also agree 100% that Enterprise-class drives are absolutely the best way to go for a reliable server, especially under battle conditions.
 
Thanks so much for all the advice everyone. Lots of great information here! I think the most resounding one I'm hearing is "NO Western Digital. Baaad Western Digital!"

This month, I'm finally investing in an LTO unit, as well as moving away from larger RAIDs (despite their speed) and into using single drives so as to not have too much data in one place. I'll probably still use a RAID enclosure, but I'll be doing JBOD going forward.
 
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