Storage Arc [2/3]

Hard drives! We rolled over the reasons you might not want to get one last episode, but there are still valid use-cases for them! So, let’s figure out just what kind of spinning rust you should be looking into.

Sources:

Hard drive definition:

• Digital Trends, 16 March 2021, “What is a hard drive?”
• Dropbox.com, Accessed: 23 March 2021, “What is a hard drive?”

Hard drive performance:

• Seagate.com, Accessed: 23 March 2021, “Choosing High Performance Storage Isn’t Just About RPM”
• TechJunkie, 25 April 2020, “What is the Hard Drive Cache and What Does It Do?“
• PCGuide.com, Accessed: 23 March 2021, “The Hard Drive Cache’s Importance In Gaming”

Western Digital SMR Drive lawsuit:

• Ars Technica, 29 May 2020, “Western Digital gets sued for sneaking SMR disks into its NAS channel“

NAS and Surveillance Drives:

• UberNerd, 19 July 2017, “Desktop vs. NAS vs. Surveillance”
• Toshiba Storage Solutions Blog, 15 August 2017, “NAS and surveillance drives: How they’re different and why they’re a big deal“

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