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Gordon to ldo@nz.invalid

Re: Hard Drive techology

24 Dec 25 23:01:39

   From: Gordon@leaf.net.nz   
      
   On 2025-12-24, Lawrence D’Oliveiro  wrote:   
   > On Wed, 24 Dec 2025 16:38:33 +1100, Axel wrote:   
   >   
   >> Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> On Wed, 24 Dec 2025 15:30:38 +1100, Axel wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> It's become very difficult nowadays to buy new hard drives using CMR   
   >>>> technology for normal desktop use   
   >>>>   
   >>> I got a new 12TB drive for my backup machine just a couple months ago.   
   >>   
   >> I'm finding most drives above 1Tb are SMR though   
   >   
   > This one is a Seagate IronWolf NAS drive.   
      
   CMR drives cost more to maufacture so to get the competitive edge they   
   produce SMR.   
      
   NAS drives require CMR as SMR drives perform poorly.   
      
   So buy a HDD for a NAS and it will probably be CMR. Of course due dilegence   
   is worth your time.   
      
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