[OmniOS-discuss] OT: Similar hardware like MIcroserver Gen8

[Saso Kiselkov]

On 12/24/13, 9:03 PM, Paul B. Henson wrote:
> On 12/23/2013 3:37 AM, Saso Kiselkov wrote:
> 
>> I'm quite fond of WD Red drives. They are just marginally more expensive
>> than your el-cheapo home drive, but are built for 8760 on hours per year
>> (24x7) and are capable for throttling down to 5400rpm when not in use
>> (so they suck less power). WD markets them as designed for use in NAS.
> 
> Do you have an authoritative source for the WD Red drives actually
> spinning at variable rates? From what I've read, while the actual rpm
> might vary between models, any given model only spins at a constant rpm,
> thought to be somewhere between 5000-5900. WD isn't exactly clear as to
> what exactly "Intellipower" means 8-/...
> 
> I have been pretty happy with my 3TB WD reds so far…

True, I had always assumed Intellipower meant "auto-throttle", but they
do mention in their datasheets that it can be anything-to-anything, even
invariable. I guess if you placed a microphone near to it and ran some
FT on it you could easily determine that, but then, I've got better
things to do with my life.

So yeah, they *may* or *may not* auto-throttle :)

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Saso