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On 19 Jan 2010, at 16:44, Jon Hardcastle wrote:
> ... the HDD I use and as I have got a whole load more of that exact  
> model of drive on the way I would like it to.

You know that using a whole load of the same disk increases the  
likelihood of simultaneous failure, right?

I'm sure you do know this. Clearly you don't intend to use these  
drives in a RAID array... but in a RAID array (or an LV group?) one  
should shop for drives of *different* manufacturers, models or  
factories.

Stroller.