so why is the 80G IDE Barracuda 7200.7 50 dollars cheaper than the same drive in the SATA version?
I'd really like to have 2 SATA barracudas in a RAID 0 in my next setup, but if the prices stay like that, it won't be an option
I thought SATA was supposed to be similar cost...
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I can't say for sure, but I'll take a guess.
The SATA drive has an 8mb cache, and I don't think the other does.
The SATA drive is in much higher demand/lower production right now, so prices have not had a chance to come down.
I like the idea of SATA Raid myself, but the noise is a factor. I'm going to try out a WD Raptor 36gb 10k rpm drive (Friday I hope!) and see how noisy it is. How about 2 of those puppies??
The SATA drive has an 8mb cache, and I don't think the other does.
The SATA drive is in much higher demand/lower production right now, so prices have not had a chance to come down.
I like the idea of SATA Raid myself, but the noise is a factor. I'm going to try out a WD Raptor 36gb 10k rpm drive (Friday I hope!) and see how noisy it is. How about 2 of those puppies??
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