From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <4AB7CAA9.3000304@authentrus.com> Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:49:13 -0400 From: Wes Kussmaul User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (Windows/20090812) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> References: <650f1c31a83a452580882cbad2dfbba7@quanstro.net> In-Reply-To: <650f1c31a83a452580882cbad2dfbba7@quanstro.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [9fans] Petabytes on a budget: JBODs + Linux + JFS Topicbox-Message-UUID: 73c319c2-ead5-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 erik quanstrom wrote: > i think the lesson here is don't by cheep drives; Our top-of-the-line Sub Zero and Thermidor kitchen appliances are pure junk. In fact, I can point to Consumer Reports data that shows an inverse relationship between appliance cost and reliability. One who works for Coraid is likely to know which drives are better than others. Perhaps you can give us a heads up? Wes