On Sun, 06 May 2012 23:31:16 +0530, Duaine Hechler <dahechler@att.net> wrote:
Although, I'm running a server, per say, IMHO, I'd use Hitachi brand drives. The reasoning is that, because of money, I have to buy used drives and they have never failed me yet. I outgrow them first. My current set of drives, I've had for three years - again these are - used - drives and my desktop is running 24/7.
sounds good; i'll have to see how they're available here. in india i don't buy second hand though. if it's any good, people want almost as much as new, and anything cheaper is most likely useless. (hell, even buying new hardware you'll get ripped off if you don't know the dealer, or exactly what to look for. plenty of bootlegging going on.) but i also have to look for 'economic choices', there's not much money available. generally the market is swamped with what everybody uses at a particular time. (and that's what the few reliable dealers i know have available.) dealers don't like to stock HDDs because the prizes are very unstable -- never know what your stock is worth tomorrow. that was the case before the flood in thailand, and now it's the same, only a couple of times more costly. so they don't keep a wide variety of models, but purchase whatever they get good deals for in large quantities. -- phani. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org