On Wed, 16 Dec 2020 15:31:44 -0000 (UTC)
bob prohaska  wrote:

> The gist is that published specs aren't necessarily a reliable guide.
> Eventually it'll likely get clarified, but for now, in the 2.5" 1 TB
> class of drives, SMR is difficult to reliably avoid.

 At that size either you use an SSD (NVMe for preference) or you're
penny pinching.

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