1. The top end disks are re-jigged SCSI disks, and can act more
asynchronously given the right drivers ( getting further away from
IDE), as Delio said. They also tend to spin faster - up to 15,000rpm.
The only commonly sold SATA disks I see are 7200rpm, not having
checked many suppliers. Would
On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 17:06:03 +1300, Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
> Put the lid on mate, and don't fiddle with things which weren't meant
> for your eyes... ;)
Considering Volker's heritage :) I read this as:
"Alles touristen und non-technishen looken peepers! Das machine is
nicht fur der fingerpoken und
Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
Many ( most? ) motherboards have it built-in. Stuff 4 x SATA on 2 x
interfaces, and you've got some serious performance potential.
Can you clarify "4 x SATA on 2 x interfaces"?
Decent raid cards cost big bucks, rubbish a la promise or highpoint is
cheap. All the PATA ra
> Many ( most? ) motherboards have it built-in. Stuff 4 x SATA on 2 x
> interfaces, and you've got some serious performance potential.
Can you clarify "4 x SATA on 2 x interfaces"?
Decent raid cards cost big bucks, rubbish a la promise or highpoint is
cheap. All the PATA raid controllers I've se
Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
In all honesty, I'd buy an AMD64 based ATA machine, and use software
raid to enhance performance. That's what I see as best value for a
grunty machine atm.
That's what I currently think too.
1. The top end disks are re-jigged SCSI disks, and can act more
asynchrono
> In all honesty, I'd buy an AMD64 based ATA machine, and use software
> raid to enhance performance. That's what I see as best value for a
> grunty machine atm.
That's what I currently think too.
> 1. The top end disks are re-jigged SCSI disks, and can act more
> asynchronously given the righ
Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
Serious question: suppose I intend to buy a new computer. Why should I
get SATA drives? They cost more but perform the same, afterall it's the
same disk just with a different interface. What exactly is the point?
Thanks,
Volker
In all honesty, I'd buy an AMD64 based ATA ma
Thanks Nick / Hugo, that was about what I thought. So the difference
seems to be about this:
* > thinner cables/more air flow?
A normal and decent desktop case should not have problems with cooling.
It didn't in the past, it shouldn't have now. Perhaps in a micro-ATX
case this becomes an issue, b
For me, the SATA drive enables me to have more devices (4 x IDE plus 2 x
SATA) and the SATA drives have very small neat cables which makes the
internals neater.
I think that most SATA capable mobos also have built in RAID.
Regards,
Robert
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From: Volker Kuhlmann [mai
On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 15:57:00 +1300
Volker Kuhlmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Serious question:
O_O Wot! were all other questions just jokes? :P
> suppose I intend to buy a new computer. Why should I
> get SATA drives? They cost more but perform the same, afterall it's the
> same disk just wit
Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
Serious question: suppose I intend to buy a new computer. Why should I
get SATA drives? They cost more but perform the same, afterall it's the
same disk just with a different interface. What exactly is the point?
From my perspective in the business server end of the market, i
The cables are thinner and easier to route in a tight space :)
Thats seriously about the only advantage. And they might not work well
in Linux depending on your BIOS (see my thread called: Re: Ubuntu
install failed - CD drive not supported!!)
Hugo
On 7/02/2005, at 3:57 PM, Volker Kuhlmann wrote
On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 15:57:00 +1300
Volker Kuhlmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Serious question: suppose I intend to buy a new computer. Why should I
> get SATA drives? They cost more but perform the same, afterall it's the
> same disk just with a different interface. What exactly is the point?
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