Originally Posted By: tanstaafl.
The article states "RE disks are only suitable for RAID arrays and Caviar are only suitable for non-RAID use."

That's only half correct. RE/TLER disks are indeed only suitable for RAID (mirroring) uses. But regular "Caviar" drives can also be used in RAID arrays without trouble, as they have been for decades now. The main difference is how long each type takes to report (or recover from) a bad-sector.

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So I am assuming that Mark's recommendation of the WD20EARS would be a suitable drive for my purposes. Is that correct?

I think so. smile
And practically NOBODY really wants TLER (outside of big enterprise applications), even if they think they do (see post above).


Edited by mlord (11/07/2010 15:32)