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From: Rich Freeman <rich0@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] SMR drives (WAS: cryptsetup close and device in use when it is not)
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 14:38:37 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAGfcS_=vEPt-MGirhDnXYfx_ScD9CTwsDZvd8DDZjP9HxERyJA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <62afda2f-db50-bc6e-6bc8-47fe73c4e990@youngman.org.uk>

On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 12:50 PM antlists <antlists@youngman.org.uk> wrote:
>
> On 30/07/2021 15:29, Rich Freeman wrote:
> > Honestly I feel like the whole SMR thing is a missed opportunity,
> > mainly because manufacturers decided to use it as a way to save a few
> > bucks instead of as a new technology that can be embraced as long as
> > you understand its benefits and limitations.  One thing I don't get is
> > why it is showing up on all sorts of smaller drives.
>
> It's showing up on desktops because - PROVIDED THE CACHE IS LARGER THAN
> THE AMOUNT OF DOCUMENTS IS ABLE TO GET THROUGH - it performs just fine.
> So if you're using a pre-installed OS, and you mostly use your computer
> to surf the web, watch youtube videos, etc, you're not going to stress
> said cache.

Well, in such a configuration an NVMe or even a SATA SSD would be FAR
more desirable.

Though, I guess an issue is consumers who buy for the numbers on the
specs who don't know better.  4TB is better than 0.25TB, so SMR it
is...

-- 
Rich


  reply	other threads:[~2021-07-30 18:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 64+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-06-14  4:50 [gentoo-user] cryptsetup close and device in use when it is not Dale
2021-06-15 13:48 ` Ramon Fischer
2021-06-15 14:21   ` Dale
2021-06-15 14:52     ` Jack
2021-06-15 15:26       ` Dale
2021-06-15 19:04         ` Ramon Fischer
2021-06-21  4:18         ` Dale
2021-06-21  4:49           ` Dale
2021-06-21  5:41             ` Dale
2021-06-21  5:59               ` Dale
2021-06-28  3:35                 ` Dale
2021-07-05  3:19                   ` Dale
2021-07-06 18:40                     ` Ramon Fischer
2021-07-06 19:43                       ` Dale
2021-07-07 14:48                       ` Dr Rainer Woitok
2021-07-07 18:08                         ` Dale
2021-07-08  8:20                           ` Ramon Fischer
2021-07-12  8:31                             ` Dale
2021-07-12 13:14                               ` Ramon Fischer
2021-08-02 13:33                                 ` Dale
2021-08-09 13:38                                   ` Ramon Fischer
2021-09-19 11:55                                     ` Dale
2021-07-25 20:29                           ` Frank Steinmetzger
2021-07-25 23:10                             ` Dale
2021-07-26 21:00                               ` Frank Steinmetzger
2021-07-26 22:48                                 ` Dale
2021-07-29 16:46                                 ` Wols Lists
2021-07-29 20:55                                   ` [gentoo-user] [OT] SMR drives (WAS: cryptsetup close and device in use when it is not) Frank Steinmetzger
2021-07-29 21:31                                     ` Frank Steinmetzger
2021-07-30 12:48                                       ` Frank Steinmetzger
2021-07-30  5:14                                     ` William Kenworthy
2021-07-30 14:29                                       ` Rich Freeman
2021-07-30 16:50                                         ` antlists
2021-07-30 18:38                                           ` Rich Freeman [this message]
2021-07-31  3:14                                         ` William Kenworthy
2021-07-31  3:50                                           ` Wols Lists
2021-07-31  4:58                                             ` William Kenworthy
2021-07-31 12:12                                               ` Rich Freeman
2021-08-01  0:41                                                 ` Frank Steinmetzger
2021-08-01  0:56                                                   ` Rich Freeman
2021-07-31 16:38                                               ` antlists
2021-08-01  0:50                                               ` Frank Steinmetzger
2021-08-01  3:36                                                 ` William Kenworthy
2021-08-01  3:46                                                   ` William Kenworthy
2021-08-01 21:38                                                     ` Frank Steinmetzger
2021-08-02  5:38                                                       ` William Kenworthy
2021-08-02 21:52                                                         ` Frank Steinmetzger
2021-08-02 23:10                                                           ` William Kenworthy
2021-08-03  8:18                                                             ` Frank Steinmetzger
2021-08-05 20:40                                                               ` Frank Steinmetzger
2021-08-06  7:22                                                                 ` William Kenworthy
2021-08-01 21:55                                                   ` Frank Steinmetzger
2021-08-02  6:12                                                     ` William Kenworthy
2021-08-02 22:03                                                       ` Frank Steinmetzger
2021-08-02 23:35                                                         ` William Kenworthy
2021-08-01  3:41                                                 ` William Kenworthy
2021-08-01 21:41                                                   ` Frank Steinmetzger
2021-07-31 12:21                                             ` Rich Freeman
2021-07-31 12:59                                               ` William Kenworthy
2021-07-31 13:30                                                 ` Rich Freeman
2021-08-01  3:05                                                   ` William Kenworthy
2021-08-01 11:37                                                     ` Rich Freeman
2021-07-31  5:23                                           ` William Kenworthy
2021-06-15 17:48     ` [gentoo-user] Re: cryptsetup close and device in use when it is not Remy Blank

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