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Been finding some good deals on 2.5 disks lately, but have never bought one before. Have a couple of 3.5 disks on the other hand in my Unraid server. Wondering how much it matters wether I get a 2.5 or not? What form factor do you prefer/usually go for?

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[–] [email protected] 142 points 5 months ago (14 children)

You'll usually want 3.5" on anything that isn't a laptop for the price and higher max speed

[–] [email protected] 86 points 5 months ago (13 children)

And theoretical reliability. Stuff breaks down quicker at smaller sizes says my lizard brain

[–] Blue_Morpho 40 points 5 months ago (12 children)

Smaller stuff has smaller mass and therefore can be more reliable.

There were portable mp3 players with mechanical hard drives that were reliable despite extreme abuse.

[–] noobface 4 points 5 months ago

I dunno I RMA'd my Nomad so many times.

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