Re: [MLUG] new server

[ryan woodsmall <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

If we can come up with a $100 to $200, we should definitely get two  
drives and mirror them.  I dropped two Seagate 320GB SATAs in my  
server at home in a Linux software RAID1, and it's plenty good for my  
purposes.

  ryan woodsmall
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On Nov 6, 2007, at 10:54 AM, Ryan Thornton wrote:

> Yes, hard drive space is one of the cheaper components now.  About 6
> months back I got 2 x 250gb seagate drives for $99 with free shipping.
>  Although they were cheaper because they were PATA.  I still have file
> servers that use it so I didn't mind they weren't SATA
>
> -- Ryan
>
> On Nov 6, 2007 1:10 AM, Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> > On Mon, 5 Nov 2007, Adam Procter wrote:
> >
> > > A glance at newegg.com would seem to suggest that the best price  
> > > per GB
> > > is around 320GB these days, and while we don't need all that storage
> > > just yet, it wouldn't hurt to have a little extra for the future.  
> > > I'm a
> > > little bit tied down with other things right now, but once I have a
> > > little more time to focus on MLUG stuff I may very well pass the hat
> > > around.  :)
> >
> >
> > I agree that a 320 GB drive is a good idea and you can get one for  
> > less
> > than $100 after S/H (from NewEgg.com: Western Digital Caviar RE  
> > 320GB 3.5"
> > SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM, $89.99 + $6.14 S/H).
> >
> > I'd be willing to pay half of that - $50 - so just tell me when  
> > you want
> > to do it.
> >
> > By the way, in terms of GB per dollar, the 750 MB drive is the better
> > price at exactly twice the price for the 320 GB drive, and with free
> > shipping:
> >
> > 320 GB / $90  = 3.56 GB/dollar
> > 750 GB / $180 = 4.17 GB/dollar
> >
> > It's too big for our needs, I would think, but if someone is  
> > looking for
> > an HDD this is the drive on NewEgg.com:  Western Digital Caviar  
> > SE16 750GB
> > 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM, free shipping!
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
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