[s-cars] NAC- need advice on photo workstation, RAID and some other ???s

[Joe Pizzimenti]

You should mix manufacturers in a RAID array, avoids similar failure rates.

Joe

On 6/13/06, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:
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> So in a single array, you suggest mixing WD, Maxtor and Seagate?
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> They all make 320s, so I could do that.
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> I thought it was not a good idea to mix drives in a RAID array if
> possible.
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> I know the WD3200 models have a very good rep for reliability so far.
>
> Taka
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>
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> On 6/13/06, Joe Pizzimenti <joe.pizzimenti at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Don't forget that when buying your drives to get drives from different
> > manufacturers.  Less of a chance of simultaneous failure.
> >
>