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waynerad@diasp.org
Wayne Radinsky

30 TB hard drives coming. Moore's Law keeps cranking. Thanks to something called "heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) technology". It works by temporarily heating the disk material just in the spot that's being written, and this allows writing to smaller regions at higher densities. It's tricky to do but apparently Seagate has mastered the technique. Apparently this technology was announced last June but volume production hasn't fully kicked in yet.

Seagate unveils Mozaic 3+ HDD platform as HAMR readies for volume ramp

#solidstatelife #hardware #storage #hdd #mooreslaw

Seagate Unveils Mozaic 3+ HDD Platform as HAMR Readies for Volume Ramp

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canoodle@nerdpol.ch
SilouettE

GNU Linux bash - script detailed info about harddisk and smart tests short and long and scanning for badblocks

examples: badblocks -nvs /dev/xxx This would check the drive "sdb" in non-destructive read-write mode and display progress by writing out the block numbers as they are checked. badblocks -wvs /dev/xxx This would check the sixth partition of the drive "sdb", in destructive[...]

#linux #gnu #gnulinux #opensource #administration #sysops #storage #harddisk #ssd #hdd #smart #mtbf

Originally posted at: https://dwaves.de/2014/11/25/gnu-linux-bash-script-detailed-info-about-harddisk-and-smart-tests-short-and-long-and-scanning-for-badblocks/

canoodle@nerdpol.ch
SilouettE

what are the most reliable resilient harddisks - stay away from: Intenso 8tb aka Seagate ST8000DM004 - shingled piece of ... no good for anything especially no good for backups

the harddisk reliability toplist: [caption id="attachment_24209" align="alignnone" width="743"] https://www.backblaze.com/b2/hard-drive-test-data.html\[/caption\] Backblaze regularly publishes statistics on their harddisk failure rates for different models. also yearly data is published: (thanks! it is really really helpful :) [caption id="attachment_24206" align="alignnone" width="730"] https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-hard-drive-stats-for-2020/\[/caption\] just imagine this worst[...]

#linux #gnu #gnulinux #opensource #administration #sysops #intenso #storage #seagate #shingled #harddisk #harddisks #ssd #hdd

Originally posted at: https://dwaves.de/2021/10/25/what-are-the-most-reliable-resilient-harddisks-stay-away-from-intenso-8tb-aka-seagate-st8000dm004-shingled-piece-of-no-good-for-anything-especially-no-good-for-backups/

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anonymiss@despora.de
anonymiss

When I look at the rise of the #prices of hard drives because of the new #cryptocurrency #Chia, I have the feeling that hard drives will become the new tulips...

background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania

Chia #Coin now using over 1 exabyte of #storage, HDD/SSD shortage feared

source: https://www.tweaktown.com/news/79068/chia-coin-now-using-over-1-exabyte-of-storage-hdd-ssd-shortage-feared/index.html

Actually, I had hoped we would use the Internet for knowledge exchange and international understanding and not for such a #waste of #resources.

#xch #economy #technology #internet #hype #hdd #ssd #hardware #news #environment

Tulip mania - Wikipedia

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