[Pc_Support] Re: Western Digital 500GB (WD5000) "KS" (SE16/consumer) and "YS" (RE2/enterprise) ...

[Bryan J. Smith]

On 9/28/06, Bryan J. Smith <thebs413 at gmail.com> wrote:
> (NOTE:  The WD2500KS, half the size, doesn't do nearly as well -- even
> though it looks like it's from the same series design)
> (NOTE:  The WD2500KS, half the size, only does slightly better than
> its full WD5000KS big brother)

Of course, the WD2500YS is also an enterprise rated option at $77
($0.31) from NewEgg.COM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136055

But I'd rather go for the WD5000YS for the added performance at an
extra $0.04/GB.  Besides, I never like to buy a smaller drive, only
larger, and recycle my older drives down.

E.g., my servers now have my 160GB and 200GB ATA/IDE drives, while my
desktops have 320GB SATA drives.  When I upgrade to 500 or, more
likely, 750GB drives when they get cheaper, I'll push my 320GB drives
to my servers.