[PLUG] Hard drive/SSD recommendations

[Rich Shepard]

On Mon, 31 Jan 2022, Ben Koenig wrote:

> For the curious there is a storage company that collects failure
> statistics you can dive into.
> https://www.backblaze.com/b2/hard-drive-test-data.html

Ben,

I think I looked at that site a few years ago.

> Also note that Seagate's Barracuda product line is in the same HDD class
> as WD Blue. Not bad, but not great.

When the USPS delivers the Barracudas today I'll file a return on Amazon. I
ordered a replacement pair of 2T WD Red drives; they should be here
tomorrow.

Thanks for the advice,

Rich