Dave Easterly’s Bravo Sierra Blog

Why to buy a GOOD hard drive rather than a cheap one:

From the folks at Intel: enterprise_class_versus_desktop_class_hard_drives_.pdf.

Bottom line – If your business data isn’t important, go ahead and get that $99 terabyte drive. If it matters, be ready to spend quite a bit more.
You get what you paid for. There are good reasons why a Land Cruiser costs more than a Yaris, even though they’re both Toyotas. Why don’t people get that when it comes to hard drives?