i just picked up two more from the local BB model MGBJRCK. They had more but the guy couldnt get to them since a delivery of pallets was blocking the area where the drives were. I probably go back tomorrow and get two more.
So now they are limiting it to 2 drives per order now? Is there any issue with multiple orders? I had no issues when max QTY was 3 but I wouldn't be surprised if they started limiting multiple orders.
You are correct, except is not just the average. Probably more like 95%+ of the use cases for this drive 128MB cache is overkill.I've had mixed results. Honestly 128mb of cache is FINE for the majority of data you are storing on these drives. If you are attempting to do Hadoop level of BigDATA then you'll want the 256mb drive. For AVERAGE NAS/SAN users 128mb cache drives are fine. People are making a mountain out of a molehill on that limitation.
Besides the cache different, people might also look at the made in China v. Thailand thing. I think most of people will trust on Thailand one more than China.
on the whole china vs thia debate, and needing citations... I will channel some tommy boy....
" I can get a good look at a T-bone by sticking my head up a bull's ass, but I'd rather take a butcher's word for it. "
Ted Nelson, Customer: But why do they put a guarantee on the box?
Tommy: Because they know all they sold ya was a guaranteed piece of shit. That's all it is, isn't it? Hey, if you want me to take a dump in a box and mark it guaranteed, I will. I got spare time. But for now, for your customer's sake, for your daughter's sake, ya might wanna think about buying a quality product from me.
i'm not one who believes the thailand vs china has a difference other than the cache. but a couple of points:@Churchill
Tough crowd ... hating on the Tommy...
Seriously though. I think it will take some time before any meaningful statistically relevant numbers start comming in to vet the differences in mfg facilities.
I would place a much higher significance on the components and the design vs the mfg facility. Provided the quality of the internals are the same.. I doubt that there is much difference between a Chinese robot and a Thai robot.. other than the Thai robot probably doesn't have to go to communist party re-education camps and probably has better human rights and wages... but thats just a guess...
Keeping in mind the obvious difference in the 128k vs 256k.. so someone has to wonder.. ok what drives did these really come from.... my guess is that the 2 facilities probably make 2 different models that that if/ when the mechanicals package doesnt pass spec.. like vibration probably... and hence not suitable as a true nasware drive.. they slapp on a different sticker and cripple the firmware to make a single drive external backup disk and sell-em cheap to cut mfg losses from rejects.
I can hold a drive and tell if its a desktop vs enterprise ... I had a desktop drive that was so out of ballance once it almost walked off the table when plugged in....