[SunRescue] Re: expensive paperweights

[Chad Fernandez]

These are the narrow version too.  If you check carefully on Ebay,
sometimes you can get a wide version for about the same price.  I did,
although it is differential.  Actually Though, a lot of the differential
drives were going for more than what I bought mine for.

Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA

Gil Young wrote:
> 
> One thing I have experienced, is that these huge 5.25 drives were built
> like tanks, I think I have only seen 2 fail in my career (about 11
> years).  And one was because the room got to 140+ degrees farenheit (for
> the 3rd time :( )  coz of an A/C problem.
> 
> the flip side is heat and power, they are both more $ to run these
> beasts.  probably on the order of  3-4X the cost versus a slow spinning
> 3.5" drive.  Rule of thumb is that at 8 cents/KWH, a 100 watt device costs
> about $8/month to run 24/7.
> 
> Generally I would trust the drive to last and last and last, but I think
> two 3.5" drives mirrored is even more trustworthy and cost effective in the
> long run.
> 
> Now if someone else were paying the electric bill, I would go for the "big
> 9" or the 27 gig versions that are also relatively cheep. :):):).
> 
> Gil