Re: Can't understand why anyone would buy the 20TB drive
Isn't it only write speeds that are worse for SMR though? In scenarios where you're using the drives in something approximating a WORM-type scenario (i.e. almost entirely consisting of data reads with only very occasional writes), the extra space will then probably be more beneficial than faster write speeds - particularly in large storage arrays where an extra 2TB of storage per drive bay would quickly add up.
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