[TriLUG] Best 2TB drive for RAID-6 array

[Jimmy Dorff]

I don't know if they are the *best*, but we have 64 WD2002FYPS 2TB RE4
drives in production across a few different arrays. There are some
issues with 3ware RAID controllers that have caused annoyance and I
think there is a firmware update for that.

Really good performance with these drives in a ZFS pool using software
"raidz".

I don't have first hand experience, but one of our vendors really likes
the Hitachi Ultrastar 2TB drives.

-Jimmy


On Tue, 2010-03-16 at 12:10 -0400, Ron Kelley wrote:
> Greetings all,
> 
> I need to build a large storage array for our lab (16 drives in RAID-6) and have been looking into 2 TB SATA drives.  We need capacity over speed, so SAS drives won't be used.  So far, the current version of Seagate 2 TB drives don't seem to be reliable as the 1 TB drives, and the Western Digital drives appeared to be just as bad (according to the reviews @ newegg.com and other places).
> 
> From what I can tell, the best brand of high-capacity drives is Samsung. Specifically the "SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3EG" model (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152202).  I looked  the Hitachi desk star drives and they also appear to have decent ratings.
> 
> Does anyone have a good opinion on which are the best 2 TB drives in production currently?  
> 
> 
> -Ron
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