Comments on: “Server-grade” hard-disk in Time Capsule? Let’s check! [UPDATED]

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Time Capsule: Server Grade HD, or Total BS? - MacNN Forums — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:16:18 +0000

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By: hylas

hylas — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:22:47 +0000

The DeskStar (IBM versions - HITACHI now), are in ALL our Xserves, some of them from ‘03.
They are server class drives and batch picked.

hylas

By: jeff.schaefer

jeff.schaefer — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:07:51 +0000

I’d like to know where Andy’s review is? Since he seems to be the “man” on reviews.

Good job on the post Moose!

By: moose

moose — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 08:57:39 +0000

AJ, the prices I am quoting are average prices, that you can find at major online retailers like, say, Amazon.com and such. Of course you can find better deals when you go a-hunting, but that was not the point.

By: Victor

Victor — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 04:21:17 +0000

I covered this story with a different twist very early this morning.
http://typicalmacuser.com/wordpress/2008/03/01/time-capsules-server-grade-hard-drive-really/

By: ben

ben — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:51:45 +0000

who cares.

By: trever

trever — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:07:00 +0000

There are vents for the fan, but they appear to be covered up by the rubber footing . . .

By: skorpien

skorpien — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:00:02 +0000

AJ, the “numbers he is quoting” are Apple’s prices for the 1TB Drive on Apple’s own site. Apple is NOT going to sell you products at competitors’ prices. Sure you could buy the HDD from newegg for cheaper, but newegg doesn’t install it in an 802.11n router, let alone one with the functionality of Time Machine. I consider that a good deal for the extra $70 you’re spending on the TC. And if what others have posted in here is true, Apple does use these drives in other server grade products, so there really is no valid reason to complain IMO.

By: AJ

AJ — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:29:01 +0000

Your argument would hold more water if you had the pricing right.

the HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000 HDS721010KLA330 (0A35155) 1TB Drives retail for $270 bucks on Newegg and are even on sale now for $240!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145167

$180 AE plus $240 HD is a paltry $420 to the numbers you are quoting.

By: inet

inet — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:18:31 +0000

Apple have used similar Hitachi disks in their servers for years & when this has been queried, it’s been claimed that Apple buys higher-rated/hand-picked disks then the norm (irrepective of their appearance).

Many would claim to have never have an Apple sever disk fail on them, I’m sure others have had them fail - there are no fail-proof drives out there!