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1. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Apr-2020 14:03:02 EDT LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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   Interesting conversation about Western Digital "Red" HDDs for #NAS devices http://status.hackerposse.com/url/20845 ... he links to [1] in the OP. "Western Digital, Seagate and Toshiba have begun selling SMR drives without labeling them as such, thus revealing a large controversy, as SMR drives are much slower in some circumstances than PMR drives.[9] These practices were used t…
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Apr-2020 14:06:37 EDT LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     The [9] in the Wikipedia quote above points to https://www.tomshardware.com/news/sneaky-marketing-toshiba-seagate-wd-smr-drives-without-disclosure
     
     I'm just now learning of this, but I feel it is slimy beyond belief. If you know that the drive you're selling won't be able to complete a RAID rebuild, do not sell it as specialized for NAS devices, where RAID is a requirement.
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     • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
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     WD Sets the Record Straight: Lists All Drives That Use Slower SMR Tech Tom's Hardware
     https://www.tomshardware.com/news/wd-lists-all-drives-slower-smr-techNOLOGY
     LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} repeated this.