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    Relationship between Cache, Storage Density, Rotational Speed and PMR / SMR

    Seems the SMR drives have inflated cache to compensate for lower performance. The SMR drives however have really appealing densities and form factors (4tb in a 2.5” package, that’d be 96tb in a 2U 24 bay Supermicro chassis). So, first question: are they really so bad? I’m guessing the response...