Re: Problems with SMR hard drives

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Subject: Re: Problems with SMR hard drives
From: Nicolas George <george@nsup.org>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2025 19:38:54 +0200
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Andy Smith (HE12025-09-24):
> It's not normally hard in 2025 to tell from specs what is and isn't an
> SMR drive though.

A pointer would be appreciated.

Thanks to everybody who provided accurate information here.

Regards,

-- 
  Nicolas George

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