Are "black" and "enterprise" drives more reliable?
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Thread created 10-03-2012 by TidalWaveOne
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well that intel write-up's MTBF should be a good indicator, 1.2 million hours at 45º C vs 700 thousand hours at 25º C
Are "black" and "enterprise" drives more reliable?
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there are very few enterprise class drives with the same specs as consumer drives there are some tween sata 7200 rpm drives that you can buy but they say they are not really made for heavy use.
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I would *guess* better testing before they leave the factory. Back in the day, a stick of SUN RAM was twice the price of the 3rd Party competitor but you knew that it was pretty much guaranteed not...
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Other than the different time delays before errors are reported (adjusted with the famous WDTLER utility for older Western Digital), what are the differences that relate to better reliability or...
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I'm not convinced that the WD Black models have a lower failure rate than the Blue or Green series, but they do have a longer warranty.
Enterprise -> 5 years
Black -> 5 years
Red -> 3 years...
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But doesn't "useage pattern" just mean RAID or cache operation?
Bottled water costs 100x as much as tap, but real scientists in the bottled water industry claim it's better than tap.
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I don't have any writeups for you. All I can offer is that I work in the industry and have it on good word from engineers that design systems that rely on the 24/7 longevity of enterprise class...
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Interesting stuff... so it does seem like 'enterprise grade' drives are physically different, at least one should assume that they should be AT LEAST as reliable as 'consumer' drives.
I would be...
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Your comparing a fast rpm SAS drive to a slow rpm sata drive. Not the same drives at all.
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Are those 10,000-15,000 RPM 2.5" drives with bodies about 4" wide, just like common 3.5" drives?
I recently asked about enterprise vs. regular HDs in Usenet's comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage...
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higher MTBF, higher warranty, designed for more demanding use - yes?
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It also refers to environmental factors as well. Drives in a datacenter are typically at a fairly constant temperature and humidity level, as well as being left on nearly all the time. Consumer...
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this is from the HP site for a 2 1/2" drive
note the weight
Product dimensions (W x D x H) 5 x 9 x 7 in
Weight ( Imperial ) 1 lb
Weight ( Metric ) 0.45 kg
Extended specifications
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Are drives like Western Digital 'black' and 'enterprise grade' drives more reliable than consumer drives? I've read that some of these drives seem to have features that are suppose to increase...
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I have enterprise drives at work they weigh more I can tell you that the 2 1/2" drive weigh a lot more than a standard laptop drive. For hard drives and power supplies I buy on weight
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WD Black drives are the ones typically with higher performance. If you need maximum performance on a spinning platter, these would be the ones to go for.
"Enterprise grade" drives vary by...
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They were wrong. Enterprise-grade drives are designed for different normal usage patterns, but there's no single spec.
