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Re: Seagate Barracuda drives?



On 14.3.2011 4:11, Marc Shapiro wrote:
> There has been much talk about the WD 2TB drives and the problems that
> they can have with linux.  I just went into an electronics store that is
> going out of business and has 40% off all drives.  For internal drives,
> all they have are Seagate Barracudas.  They have 1.5 TB and 2 TB drives
> running at 5900 RPM.  The 2 TB drive said it was 'Low Power'.  I didn't
> get the model number.  I was in a rush and had to move fast.  Do these
> drives play nicely with linux, or should I look for something else.  If
> 'something else' what high capacity drives can people recommend that do
> work well on linux boxes?
> 

I have a similar sounding low power Barracuda 2 TB disk in a NetGear
ReadyNAS Duo device. It runs Linux if I'm not mistaken, and the disk is
certified to the device.

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