[ale] Best 2TB drives to extend my RAID array?

[scott]

I have been buying Seagate 2TB SATA drives for ~$79 from NewEgg.
Seagates seem to work very well. And their customer service team is
very responsive if you have issues.

On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 9:46 AM, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu> wrote:
> Hey alers,
>
> My 1.8TB RAID(10) array is close to filling, and I'm looking to buy some
> additional drives to extend it.  I was thinking that I'd buy a pair of
> 7200RPM 2TB drives to effectively double my raid size, which should last
> me several years at the current usage rate.  Anyone have recommendations
> for currently-available drives?  All else bring equal I'm thinking about
> buying this drive:
>
>  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145473
>
> Has anyone else been in the market for large drives and/or have
> opinions?
>
> Thanks!
>
> -derek
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