On Wed, 16 Dec 2020 21:33:07 +0000, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:

> 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.

Price difference between HDD and SSD are fairly close. eBuyer is flogging:
- 2.5" WD Blue 500GB SATA for £37 (probably CMR)
- Samsung 500GB SATA drives for £63.00
  or a PNY [never heard of em] 480GB SATA drive for £40.


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