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Subject: hard dicsk
Original Message 1/58 03-Feb-02 @ 10:27 PM - hard dicsk
Is 7,200 rpm the fastest speed you can get? if not where can i buy a faster one
i cant go wrong with 8.5 ms access time ..right?
2 meg cache is ample?
have you heared of this barrocuda seagate beast? is it worth spending the extra? what would the advantages be over my spec above?
Do you know anywhere online (UK) i can get really cheap deals apart from scan.co.uk or ebuyer.com ??
am i asking too many questions?
Thanks, Mark
Message 2/58 04-Feb-02 @ 04:03 AM - RE: hard dicsk
Message 3/58 04-Feb-02 @ 01:30 PM - RE: hard dicsk
From what I've heard, there are plans for a 10,000rpm IDE drive, but anything at that speed or higher is generally only attainable with SCSI, and you're talking huge money.
Si.
Message 4/58 04-Feb-02 @ 03:03 PM - RE: hard dicsk
There are SCSI drives with higher rotational speeds than 7200 (15k I think is the fastest). However, RPMs don't necessarily equal speed..
-Craig
Message 5/58 26-May-02 @ 11:12 PM - RE: hard dicsk
Is that a good direction to go? Will a Maxtor be fine? I would prefer to get something in box because of the problems I had getting cheap equipment from Pricewatch (I know its not them, but that's how I found the scummy dealer - Krex.com). Any suggestions?
Message 6/58 27-May-02 @ 01:36 PM - RE: hard dicsk
If you're looking at the smaller drives I'd probably go for the Barracuda's. I'd stay away from IBM 75GXP drives - I've had one 30Gb drive die on me, and I know I'm not the only one.
Si.
Message 7/58 28-May-02 @ 06:40 PM - RE: hard dicsk
It's worked perfectly so far.
Message 8/58 28-May-02 @ 10:04 PM - RE: hard dicsk
I'll find out where I got mine when I get home. I have the receipt somewhere.
-Craig
Message 9/58 28-May-02 @ 10:06 PM - RE: hard dicsk
Message 10/58 28-May-02 @ 11:15 PM - RE: hard dicsk
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