From: Adam (suckmy-balls.com)
Date: Fri Jan 21 2005 - 08:56:38 CST

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On Fri, Jan 21, 2005 at 09:36:37AM -0200, Gustavo Rios wrote:
> Hey Steve,
>
> i have serious costs concerns. It's cheapier to buy a 8 disks box than
> a 2 disks box + external storage.
>
> One thing i would like, if possible, to the list answer me is if 8
> disks 1u machine is NECESSARY BAD, (i mean: any 8 disks 1u server is
> always compromised) or it's possible to have rocki solid 1u server in
> such scenario.

The list can't do everything for you. At some point you will have to do
some research for yourself and make a decision. How much heat do those
8 drives make? What's the airflow like? Can you actually move enough
air to keep that many drives in that small a space cool? Its not up to
the list, and all you can get here is opinions, if you want facts you
have to test it out for yourself.

Adam

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