Considering replacing all 14 180 Gb HDD on 2003 model XServe RAID firmware 1.5. I have had 5 drive failures since Dec. 2003 [2 in the last week] with Hitachi Deskstar 180Gb IDE, 3 from clicking. I figure I am better off replacing all of them at once rather than waiting for each to fail, and if the system can handle 500gb drives, then I could gain much more volume. I have been advised to stick with Hitachi for these replacements, though the 500 gb models have only been around for a short time. I do not want to pay Apple for overpriced drives either, if possible.

How are they with heat, and have they proven to be reliable?

Steve
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500GB drives seem to work just fine... Did not notice anything special besides the price...