Anton Aylward composed on 2015-03-15 09:09 (UTC-0400):
What's the incentive to keep it?
It doesn't have 4k sectors, last of breed. I've yet to find a real world evaluation of the performance penalty imposed by not aligning to 4k. The original has lots of 255/63 partitions. Most of my filesystems use 1k blocks. I usually have only one large blocksize partition use for truly large files, like CD & dvd isos. The backup system includes/assumes 255/63 too. I don't want to conform to 4k before I know what the nuts & bolts cost of non-conformance is. Maybe I'd be happiest by ignoring alignment in test systems, conforming only in 24/7 systems, if even then.
Ho-Hum 1T drives are around US$50 on the high street outlets in the computer district (College Street, Toronto) and even 4T drives are a LOT less than a new unlocked iPhone. Let's not even talk about this winter's utility bills.
There are costs other than purchase price, especially if buying used.
I'm a great one for salvaging old equipment from the Closet of Anxieties but recognise when the error rates get to high, the capacitors start popping or things overheat or make unseemly noises. A hobby is great; parsimony is great. But don't sweat the hard stuff. Sometimes that's not sweat, its blood.
Junk accumulates according to the amount of space available for it to fill. HDs >.5TB in test systems is mega-overkill. Most can get by on well under 200MB. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org