LOL, understandable!
DHSinclair wrote:
Yes J. I do clearly see your point(s). Just as soon as you loan me the
$$$ to go SATA, I will be there!
As, I suspect you are as pinched as I, let's close this thread. I've
already done what you do not agree with. And, the server will remain
scsi U160
Yes J. I do clearly see your point(s). Just as soon as you loan me the $$$
to go SATA, I will be there!
As, I suspect you are as pinched as I, let's close this thread. I've
already done what you do not agree with. And, the server will remain scsi
U160 for the foreseeable future.
If I hit th
Initial cost is higher, yes, but space & warranty also go up. 1Yr is not shit on
warranty these days nor is 18GB.
At some point it's a money pit where is makes more sense to pony up for upgrade
rather than patch.
DHSinclair wrote:
J.
I do get your point. Really. However, I figure it would co
J.
I do get your point. Really. However, I figure it would cost me much more
than the $95 I just spent for the 5 matched replacement drives for my
current U160 RAID in the server. Any upgrade to SATA will just have to wait
until I get to some not-repairable failure with the scsi sub-system.
$1
Jeezus @ > $1.60/GB it's time to let it die and look into SATA drives, no?
DHSinclair wrote:
Normally, I buy my scsi drives from www.hypermicro.com.
Chose 3 drives that meet my requirements (stock available):
18.2GB, 10Krpm, U160, 80P intfc...plan to buy 5...
$39 IBM 1yr warranty
Normally, I buy my scsi drives from www.hypermicro.com.
Chose 3 drives that meet my requirements (stock available):
18.2GB, 10Krpm, U160, 80P intfc...plan to buy 5...
$39 IBM 1yr warranty (IBM) IC35LO18UCDY10-0
$19 Dell 1yr warranty (Quantum) KW18J461
$39 Fujutsu 1yr warranty (Fujitsu
