"How Reliable are SSDs?" https://www.backblaze.com/blog/how-reliable-are-ssds/ "What’s not to love about solid state drives (SSDs)? They are faster...

One choice of drives is a 5900 RPM 256MB cache. The other is a 7200 RPM 64MB cache.

"An Inside Look at the Backblaze Storage Pod Museum" https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-storage-pod-museum/ From 45 TB in a storage pod to...

"PC Makers: We Need to Talk About the Boot Drive" https://www.tomshardware.com/news/boot_drive-frustrations,38555.html "Boot drives rarely get the...

I have recently acquired 2 new WD My Passport 4 TB external hard drives. I really like their small size, different colors, and the fact that they get their...

"SSD 101: How to Upgrade Your Computer With an SSD" https://www.backblaze.com/blog/ssd-upgrade-guide/ I need to do this at the house pc. Now. Lynn

This drive does a long test every 2 weeks or 336 hours, but why does a test sometimes get logged more than once? Model Family: Hitachi Travelstar...

"Hard Drive Stats for Q3 2018: Less is More" https://www.backblaze.com/blog/2018-hard-drive-failire-rates/ "As of September 30, 2018 Backblaze had 99,636...

"Hard Disk Drive (HDD) vs Solid State Drive (SSD): What’s the Diff?" https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hdd-versus-ssd-whats-the-diff/ "If you’re still...

"Seagate Announces 14TB Barracuda Pro, IronWolf, And IronWolf Pro" ...

I notice with SAS backplanes, you typically have a cage for 6 drives on one side, and two 4-lane cables on the other. So it is sharing bandwith. Maybe suffices...

"Intel's first 'ruler' SSD holds 32TB" https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/10/intels-first-ruler-ssd-holds-32tb/ Good night ! I note that the cost is not...

This is now an academic question, since the SAS drive that seemed to be about the same price as a same-size SATA one appears to be a refurb. But maybe the...

I have just purchased a Argosy - HD363N Network Storage Enclosure and put in my Maxtor 200 gig drive. This Enclosure connects to your router by RJ45 and...

Hello. What's the best way to fully erase external working USB HDDs? I don't think old classic DBAN can handle external working USB HDDs? Any others to use...

Bought a 2 TB hard drive. Cloned my offline HD to it, containing all my personal data. Films, photos, passwords, diary, bank details, receipts etc. No illegal...

Perusing the future LTO standards, there is LTO-12 192 TB (uncompressed). Currently at LTO-8 with 12 TB. I believe LTO-10 48 TB will happen, but after that...

"Backblaze Durability is 99.999999999% — And Why It Doesn’t Matter" https://www.backblaze.com/blog/cloud-storage-durability/ Shards. Lynn

Is it possible to get a vintage 5.25" PC floppy drive connected to a modern PC with no floppy controller and just USB/FireWire inputs? Do IDE 5.25" floppy...

On 6/15/2018 11:47 AM, Bill Ward wrote: Most hard drives seem quite indestructible. What is the best method of disposal ? I do live on the coast with some...