Enterprise Drive vs Desktop Drive

blue68f100 · 09-25-2006, 05:23 PM

Does anyone know if there is any difference between these drives?

The specs are listed quite differently. The Enterprise Drives are rated by hours between failure. Where Desktop drives have stop/start data and error correction.

Price wise the Enterprise Drives are normally 3+ the price of a desktop drive. There use to be a difference in the Warranty Period. Which no longer applies with most mfg having a 3 - 5 yr warranty.

Hallis · 09-25-2006, 06:51 PM

I'd say the enterprise drives were higher performance. And that performance came at a cost it would seem. I would bet that's the case anyway.

re3dyb0y · 09-26-2006, 02:56 PM

They are probably designed for more of a hammering

An example david?

Hallis · 09-26-2006, 04:08 PM

Makes sense, and would probably be a little more resistant to damage due to heat.

ricecrispi · 09-26-2006, 06:57 PM

Most enterprise drives are usualy high rpm 15K drives, faster seek and read times, and prepped for heavy duty cycled. These drives are designed to deal with heat and vibes created by the faster spinning disk. Since these drives can't fail they have better tolerances and higher MTBF.

Phoenix32 · 09-26-2006, 07:13 PM

The enterprise drive are designed for more durability than anything else. In other words, in high duty cycle environments. Often performance (mostly access time) is also a consideration since they are in such high duty cycle environments, but the key factor has always been durability, lifespan and high loads.

With this said, many of the drives out there these days listed as "enterprise" class drives are not much different than SOHO standard equipments. Look at the specs (MTBF, power use, and the like) and see if it meets your needs.

re3dyb0y · 09-27-2006, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by ricecrispi

Most enterprise drives are usualy high rpm 15K drives, faster seek and read times, and prepped for heavy duty cycled. These drives are designed to deal with heat and vibes created by the faster spinning disk. Since these drives can't fail they have better tolerances and higher MTBF.

Hmm, SCSI i suppose are designed as 'enterprise'

Then WD Raptors are SCSI with SATA interface.....

Hallis · 09-27-2006, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by re3dyb0y

Hmm, SCSI i suppose are designed as 'enterprise'

Then WD Raptors are SCSI with SATA interface.....

And dont forget the price premium we've always had to pay for SCSI. But when you're running a nice array and you boot a machine up and see the controller say "spinning up drives" and everything comes to life and the little lights on the drive caddies blink in unison. It's a good thing. IF an expensive one, lol.

Phoenix32 · 09-27-2006, 08:54 PM

Yup...

09-25-2006, 05:23 PM	#1
blue68f100 Thermophile Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 3,135	Enterprise Drive vs Desktop Drive Does anyone know if there is any difference between these drives? The specs are listed quite differently. The Enterprise Drives are rated by hours between failure. Where Desktop drives have stop/start data and error correction. Price wise the Enterprise Drives are normally 3+ the price of a desktop drive. There use to be a difference in the Warranty Period. Which no longer applies with most mfg having a 3 - 5 yr warranty. __________________ 1 Snap 4500 - 1.0T (4 x 250gig WD2500SB RE), Raid5, 1 Snap 4500 - 1.6T (4 x 400gig Seagates), Raid5, 1 Snap 4200 - 4.0T (4 x 2gig Seagates), Raid5, Using SATA converts from Andy Link to SnapOS FAQ's http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=13820

09-25-2006, 06:51 PM	#2
Hallis Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 469	Re: Enterprise Drive vs Desktop Drive I'd say the enterprise drives were higher performance. And that performance came at a cost it would seem. I would bet that's the case anyway.

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re3dyb0y Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: UK Posts: 909	Re: Enterprise Drive vs Desktop Drive They are probably designed for more of a hammering An example david? __________________ Snap Server Help Wiki - http://wiki.procooling.com/index.php/Snap_Server Snap Server 2200 v3.4.807 2x 250GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 w/ UNIDFC601512M Replacement Fan "Did you really think it would be that easy??" Other NAS's 1x NSLU2 w/ 512mb Corsair Flash Voyager Running Unslung 6.8b 1x NSLU2 w/ 8Gb LaCie Carte Orange Running Debian/NSLU2 Stable 4.0r0 250GB LaCie Ethernet Disk Running Windows XP Embedded

09-26-2006, 04:08 PM	#4
Hallis Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 469	Re: Enterprise Drive vs Desktop Drive Makes sense, and would probably be a little more resistant to damage due to heat.

09-26-2006, 06:57 PM	#5
ricecrispi Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: california Posts: 429	Re: Enterprise Drive vs Desktop Drive Most enterprise drives are usualy high rpm 15K drives, faster seek and read times, and prepped for heavy duty cycled. These drives are designed to deal with heat and vibes created by the faster spinning disk. Since these drives can't fail they have better tolerances and higher MTBF.

09-26-2006, 07:13 PM	#6
Phoenix32 Thermophile Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yakima, WA Posts: 1,282	Re: Enterprise Drive vs Desktop Drive The enterprise drive are designed for more durability than anything else. In other words, in high duty cycle environments. Often performance (mostly access time) is also a consideration since they are in such high duty cycle environments, but the key factor has always been durability, lifespan and high loads. With this said, many of the drives out there these days listed as "enterprise" class drives are not much different than SOHO standard equipments. Look at the specs (MTBF, power use, and the like) and see if it meets your needs.

09-27-2006, 08:54 PM	#9
Phoenix32 Thermophile Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yakima, WA Posts: 1,282	Re: Enterprise Drive vs Desktop Drive Yup...

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