On Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 05:31:08PM -0700, Jason Hayes wrote:
> Quick question for the group.
>
> I have a friend that is trying to set up an IBM blade server and is looking
> for SAS drives.
>
> The IBM drives are around $600-ish and HP drives are $3-400. So he is
> wondering if the bladecenter drives are standardized or proprietary.
I can't answer about proprietary, but I'd suspect they are not.
When you get into real server drives there are differences. A 15kRPM
drive will set you back more than a 10kRPM drive. There are other specs
to take into account, like is the drive rated to run 24/7/365 for years
on end? Specs sheets are often available on the web in html or pdf.
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