[mythtvnz] Hardware Recommendations

[David Moore]

On 09/10/11 16:13, AlanP wrote:
> At 01:57 p.m. 9/10/2011, you wrote:
>> Please note the WD "green" drives when in Raid or LVM extents mode wear
>> out the heads very quickly unless you flash a firmware hack.
>
> Just did a brief google, and WD's website is very cagey about the actual
> speed of the Green series. They claim that it will perform "comparably" to
> a 7200rpm drive...
>
> Maybe I'm a cynic, but it seems a bit like weasel words to me.
>
Yes, they won't say outright how fast they are but IMHO it's irrelevant. 
They're fast enough for myth usage but also quiet and low power. They 
use a clever system to speed up the drive only as necessary. I _think_ 
maybe I read something once that said they run anywhere between 5400 and 
7200 rpm depending on demand. I can't say I've ever seen any disk 
problems even with multiple simultaneous recordings and play back at the 
same time.