# Successrate.sh comparison thread

**URL:** <https://forum.storj.io/t/successrate-sh-comparison-thread/1997>\
**Category:** Node Operators\
**Created:** [October 1, 2019, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/successrate-sh-comparison-thread/1997 "2019-10-01T19:17:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 21, 2020, 6:44am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/successrate-sh-comparison-thread/1997/104 "2020-05-21T06:44:27Z")

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You may see a slight difference in numbers, but nvme is really overkill and way too expensive to be running a node on. A decent HDD should be just fine. Just avoid SMR ones. [PSA: Beware of HDD manufacturers submarining SMR technology in HDD's without any public mention](https://forum.storj.io/t/psa-beware-of-hdd-manufacturers-submarining-smr-technology-in-hdds-without-any-public-mention/6003)

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