[mythtv-users] Recent Drive Purchase from Newegg -- (10x WD2002FAEX-0)

[Jay Ashworth]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ben Kamen" <bkamen at benjammin.net>
> I thought I would share with the group since we talk about such large
> arrays all the time.
> 
> For a colleague of mine, I am setting up a RAID for them using the WDC
> WD2002FAEX-0 drive.
> 
> We bought 10 of them from Newegg. They came in a white foam carrier
> half wrapped in bubble and then placed in a box with a little
> additional paper wadding **UPSIDE DOWN**.
> 
> Not exactly what I would call stellar packing.
> 
> 2 of 10 drives DOA.
> * 1 spins up -- but never reports to the system.
> * 1 spins up but smart reported 1140 reallocated sectors during raid
> build -- and was failed out.

Well, than.  I guess you don't get what you don't pay for.  How much cheaper
was Newegg than their next competitor?

Cheers,
-- jr 'and why would you use WD? :-)' a
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