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TrigonalPlanar

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  1. Seems about what I expected. Improper and limited, but not terrible. I think I'll just use the 3.5" drives for reliability. Thanks.
  2. Hey all, I'm working on a personal media server build based around my old Core2 computer. I have a plethora of low capacity 3.5" hard drives (80-320gb) and some slightly more spacious 2.5" hard drives (250-500gb). Due to the restrictions of the power supply and motherboard I'm using only 4 drives can be connected at a time. As such, I'm looking to maximize available storage. None of the drives are anything special, just your standard fare (WD Blues, Seagate Barracuda). The 3.5" drives are all 7200 RPM, while the 2.5" drives don't list any speed (I can only assume they are operating at 5400 RPM). Is there any reason why I shouldn't use the highest capacity 2.5" hard drives along with the highest capacity 3.5" drives? Are there any performance penalties due to the difference in rotation speed, or maybe the 2.5" drives aren't mean't to be running as much as the 3.5" variety? Merci beacoup.
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