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Seagate Barracuda LP ST2000DL003
Warranty may now only be one year. Seagate Barracuda LP ST2000DL003 2 TB 3 years Warranty readynas_hcl_disk - ReadyNAS NV+
Although I seem to always start out with all the drives in an array matching, it seems that before long they are a mix of brands, models, sizes and even speeds. All were on the HCL for that ReadyNAS, and all seemed to play well together.
For a while it seemed as if it really was not worth it to RMA a failed drive, for with the falling drive prices, a new one was not much more expensive than the trouble to RMA the drive, pack it up and pay to ship it back. The floods in Thailand changed that for a while. I have a 1TB drive that has failed, and I have yet to send it back. I'm moving beyond 1TB drives now (mix of 1TB and 3TB in my ReadyNAS units). Now if one of my 3TB drives failed, it would go back quickly.
From the drive manufacturers prospective, trying to match a 2+ year old drive model when replacing a drive is surely part of the equation also. Back in the early days they had short warranties, but then started trying to use longer and longer warranties as a competitive edge. I also do not think the newer larger drives are as reliable as the older ones.
For a while it seemed as if it really was not worth it to RMA a failed drive, for with the falling drive prices, a new one was not much more expensive than the trouble to RMA the drive, pack it up and pay to ship it back. The floods in Thailand changed that for a while. I have a 1TB drive that has failed, and I have yet to send it back. I'm moving beyond 1TB drives now (mix of 1TB and 3TB in my ReadyNAS units). Now if one of my 3TB drives failed, it would go back quickly.
From the drive manufacturers prospective, trying to match a 2+ year old drive model when replacing a drive is surely part of the equation also. Back in the early days they had short warranties, but then started trying to use longer and longer warranties as a competitive edge. I also do not think the newer larger drives are as reliable as the older ones.
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