01-03-2008, 11:49 PM
fqdn Wrote:scsi hd's have been 15k for years now in servers, they are perfectly fine and have no bigger failure rate than any other rpm drives.
I agree. We've been using 15k drives here for a few years now and haven't noticed any higher failure rate than the older 10k drives; just a higher sticker price when you DO have to replace one. I can't see the extra speed being worth it for this application.