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<blockquote data-quote="Randy B. Singer" data-source="post: 1914803" data-attributes="member: 190607">No, it's really a thing.One only has to do a Google search on the Web to see tons of articles saying so.&nbsp; No matter how many times you say that SMR drives are perfectly fine...they aren't.&nbsp; I hear from folks who made the mistake of purchasing an SMR drive (usually because of it's attractive price) all the time; they tend to be really disappointed with the drive's performance and reliability.One note.&nbsp; If you'll check, SMR drives tend to have much shorter warranties than CMR drives.&nbsp; Not all of them, but a noticeable number of them.&nbsp; That's almost certainly because an SMR drive is 1) less reliable, and 2) will slow to a crawl very early in it's life as it begins filling up.The law isn't your area of expertise, you should probably not be giving advice about it; and the &quot;shyster&quot; comment is insulting and bigoted.Companies DO sometimes settle lawsuits to avoid the costs of litigation.&nbsp; However, when they do, they settle for a nominal sum.&nbsp; Not close to THREE MILLION DOLLARS, which is the settlement amount in the WD/SMR case.&nbsp; When I win a case for three million dollars I don't call it a &quot;nominal sum,&quot; I call it a &quot;big win.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Randy B. Singer, post: 1914803, member: 190607"] No, it's really a thing. One only has to do a Google search on the Web to see tons of articles saying so. No matter how many times you say that SMR drives are perfectly fine...they aren't. I hear from folks who made the mistake of purchasing an SMR drive (usually because of it's attractive price) all the time; they tend to be really disappointed with the drive's performance and reliability. One note. If you'll check, SMR drives tend to have much shorter warranties than CMR drives. Not all of them, but a noticeable number of them. That's almost certainly because an SMR drive is 1) less reliable, and 2) will slow to a crawl very early in it's life as it begins filling up. The law isn't your area of expertise, you should probably not be giving advice about it; and the "shyster" comment is insulting and bigoted. Companies DO sometimes settle lawsuits to avoid the costs of litigation. However, when they do, they settle for a nominal sum. Not close to THREE MILLION DOLLARS, which is the settlement amount in the WD/SMR case. When I win a case for three million dollars I don't call it a "nominal sum," I call it a "big win." [/QUOTE]

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