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Hey guys,
Well, I'm planning out a home server build for my family. It will be primarily backups (most of the storage dedicated to backing up computers), and storage for assorted stuff. No media functionality. I'm now torn between 2 drives, the 1TB spinpoint F3, or the 1.5TB EcoGreen F2. It is my understanding that the EcoGreen is going to be slower, as it is a 5400RPM drive. However, the cost almost makes it worth it.
1TB SpinPoint F3- $97.27 shipped. $.09727/GB
1.5TB EcoGreen F2- $99.99 shipped. $.066/GB
The 1.5TB is clearly more cost effective, being only $2 more expensive. However, what kind of performance hit will I suffer? I will be running Linux software RAID6, over gigabit. It doesn't have to be insanely fast, just fast enough to store all my stuff, and run nightly incremental backups. Thanks in advance all!
Well, I'm planning out a home server build for my family. It will be primarily backups (most of the storage dedicated to backing up computers), and storage for assorted stuff. No media functionality. I'm now torn between 2 drives, the 1TB spinpoint F3, or the 1.5TB EcoGreen F2. It is my understanding that the EcoGreen is going to be slower, as it is a 5400RPM drive. However, the cost almost makes it worth it.
1TB SpinPoint F3- $97.27 shipped. $.09727/GB
1.5TB EcoGreen F2- $99.99 shipped. $.066/GB
The 1.5TB is clearly more cost effective, being only $2 more expensive. However, what kind of performance hit will I suffer? I will be running Linux software RAID6, over gigabit. It doesn't have to be insanely fast, just fast enough to store all my stuff, and run nightly incremental backups. Thanks in advance all!