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Topic: Best HDD for CRU drive
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Biraj Thakuri
Film Handler
Posts: 11
From: Nepal, Pokhara 11
Registered: Sep 2017
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posted 09-24-2018 09:33 PM
quote: Carsten Kurz
It doesn't matter much. How large are these features? If this drive is shipped around often, you may consider buying an ssd of decent size, as it doesn't suffer from mechanical impacts. As SSD prices are currently going down, you may get away with a 512GB SSD. If that is too expensive or too small, and 1 or 2 TB ssd too expensive as well, you might try a 2.5"
The size depends upon the no. of features released that day. Max I have received is 5 at one time. Maybe 1 TB is necessary at times like this. Yes the drive is cargo-ed by airways.
quote: Scott Norwood
Do not get an "advanced format drive"--get a normal one with 512 bytes per sector. Avoid anything larger than 2TB. Also, I always recommend "enterprise" drives (e.g. Hitachi Ultrastar, Seagate Constellation, Western Digital Gold) over consumer-grade drives. Hitachi seems to be the most reliable at the moment. They are owned by Western Digital, but still a distinct product.
Yes I was thinking the same larger than 2TB is a overkill and I have not got verified information about the reliability of enterprise drives. They are better and faster right?
quote: Leo Enticknap
If there's a significant cost difference between enterprise and consumer grade, is that really worth paying for a drive that is for content distribution (i.e. will clock up relatively few hours) drive, and not for RAID use?
I haven't seen the Cost difference but they must be not that great. Yes they are only for content distribution and maybe a bit reliable than consumer grade
quote: Scott Norwood
One would need to do a large-scale study on this to come to a valid conclusion, but I would look at it this way: someone took the time and spent the money to make a movie. If spending an extra (say) $100 will reduce the risk of a failed screening, wouldn't it make sense to do so? The price difference won't even register on the scale of a film production, and even the most expensive drive will be cheaper than a 35mm print.
Yes It makes sense to spend a little more on the medium rather than having a failed screen. So you are suggesting to go with the SSDs?
quote: Leo Enticknap
Those are both arguments in favor of SSDs for DCP distribution. As Gordon notes, the biggest threat is from mechanical shock damage in transportation, which an SSD is far more resilient against than a spinning rust drive (of any grade). As a 500GB drive (which will store pretty much the largest DCP in existence) is now down to around $100, Scott's argument becomes pretty compelling.
Yes Looking into it investing in SSDs is more favourable in terms of speed and reliability but the size maybe the issue as larger size SSDs are ridiculously expensive.
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