Why do they use laptop form factor HDD's for storage servers?

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The storage servers I've seen generally use 2.5" drives instead of 3.5" drives. In my experience the larger drives have better capacity, speed, and durability. Why are the smaller ones favored in servers?

asked Jun 04 '10 at 01:02

tsilb
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0	In all the rackmount servers that I've used, I've never run into a laptop hard drive. With the chassis form factor, they usually have room for less 3.5 inch drives though. answered Jun 05 '10 at 17:47 simplydrew 1.1k●2●7●22

0	I don't think servers use laptop hard drives, I bet at least they use it for backing up critical data files. answered Jun 04 '10 at 02:37 kevin ♦♦ 35.7k●160●316●588

0	the smaller drives might be for backups or small use servers. But if you look at bigger servers they are 3.5" which I like better answered Jun 04 '10 at 02:35 Craighton ♦♦ 16.6k●115●207●329

Not sure what servers you're referring to. My HP MediaSmart home server uses 3.5" internal HD drives.

answered Jun 04 '10 at 01:20

ageekmom ♦
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I'm referring to actual servers, rackmounted, enterprisey, and priced way over their parts' market value. Like the kind that run the Internet.

(Jun 04 '10 at 01:28) tsilb

You just said "storage servers" so that's what I replied to.

(Jun 04 '10 at 02:26) ageekmom ♦

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