原文:I bought three of the 4TB WD Gold drives and the performance is outstanding. In addition to the speed, I needed the best reliability I can get for my money and this is the model to which I have committed my IT project's success. I have been a server engineer for many years and can say that these bab
ies do not disappoint when it comes to performance.How did they arrive?I don't normally mention packing when talking about a product in the review but it has to be mentioned. These are sensitive devices. What's the point in buying a nice drive if it gets shipped in such a way that it becomes compromised?The packaging for these drives is top-notch. No nail-biting necessary when you order from Platinum Micro. These WD gold units are cushioned with end-brackets and each drive also arrives in it's own box. The drives are hermetically sealed and labelled individually--on the drive and on the Mylar vacuum bag. SMART Diags indicate that all drives are brand-new and the manufacturing date on the label verified it also.How am I using them?I use them in an AMD FX 8 core file and backup server running Windows 2012 R2. I need reliable storage that was based on the SATAIII interface for this particular build. I have a 1TB Samsung Pro SSD for the primary disk with these being used for network file storage and backups.Why did I go with these?*I compared datasheets, RAID configs, performance and reliability reports and online comparisons and then chatted with a WD engineer about my findings and concerns over reliability. I also chatted with storage support from Seagate and IBM.I was given this model number to look up online by WD and was told that it or the 6TB unit would not let me down. I spent weeks researching competitor's drives and their performance. I looked at many characteristics over the long run for various configs, setups and chipsets. I felt good about this decision after doing my homework. When I checked to see who sold them, Amazon had them in stock. So I bought 3 of them.Is the duty rate high?They are tested for 24x7x365 reliability at workloads up to 550TB per year. I tested two of these with very large data transfers, large photoshop saves and multiple simultaneous copy streams. They didn't skip a beat or lag and the copies didn't slow down over time. All the while, the network share to these drives remained available with instant response to other systems.So there is a steady transfer rate and very good I/O handling.As a side note, the trick to keeping server-class drives in optimum condition over the long haul is to keep them as cool as you can and at a consistent operating temperature.
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译文:我买了3个4TB的WD Gold硬盘,性能非常出色。除了速度之外,我还需要我能够获得的最好的可靠性,这也是我实现IT项目成功的原因。我多年来一直是服务器工程师,可以说自认为这些宝贝在性能方面不会令人失望。
它们到我手里的时候是怎样的?
在评论中谈论产品时,我通常不会提到包装,但这里必须提及。这些是敏感的设备。购买一个不错的驱动器,如果它发货的方式不太合理,它会受到什么损害?
这些驱动器的包装是一流的。当您从Platinum Micro订购时,不需要咬牙切齿。这些WD企业级硬盘用端部支架加衬垫包装,每个驱动器有它自己的盒子。驱动器被密封 - 并在驱动器和Mylar真空袋上贴上标签。 SMART Diags表示所有驱动器都是全新的,也对其标签上的制造日期进行了验证。
我如何使用它们?
我将它们用来运行Windows 2012 R2的AMD FX 8核心文件和备份服务器。我需要基于一个这个特殊版本的SATAIII接口的可靠存储。我有一个1TB的三星Pro SSD的主要磁盘,用它来进行网络文件存储和备份。
我为什么要这个硬盘?
我比较了数据表,RAID配置,性能和可靠性报告,还做了在线比较,然后与WD工程师讨论了我的发现和可靠性的问题。我还与来自希捷和IBM的存储支持人员进行了交谈。
他们给了我一个型号在WD上网查询,然后我发现它有6TB的储存,这不会让我失望。我花了数周的时间研究他们竞争对手的硬盘的动力和性能。从长远来看,我着眼于各种配置,设置和芯片组的许多特性。完成后,我觉得这个决定很好。当我查看谁在卖他们时,发现亚马逊有他们自己的股票。所以我买了3个。
税率高吗?
他们在每年高达550TB的工作负载下进行24x7x365的可靠性测试。我测试了其中两个非常大的数据传输,大型的photoshop保存和多个同时复制流。用了一段时间以后,发现他们没有跳过一个字节,也没有出现滞后和副本减速等问题。用了这么久以来,这些驱动器的网络共享仍然可以立即响应其他系统。
所以它有一个稳定的传输速度和非常好的I / O处理。
作另一个方面的说明,长期保持服务器的驱动器处于最佳状态的诀窍是尽可能让它们保持冷却,并保持一致的操作温度。