Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Where to get SATA2 Harddrives

  • 20-04-2005 10:59am
    #1
    Optikus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,415 ✭✭✭


    Are these available yet? If so where can you purchase them? I can't seem to find them anywhere.


Comments

  • #2
    Richard Dower
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,634 ✭✭✭✭Richard Dower


    Not out yet, and even then they will NEVER get anywhere close to 300MB's transfer rate, SATA is mostly hype...mechanical limitations will never allow current drives to come close the the bandwidth that SATA is speced for, be it SATA I or II.

    But you should see SATA II compliant drives in the Summer, what i am waiting for is a Raptor II with native SATA II + 15,000 RPM + 16MB buffer - RAID four drives and you'll have some serious transfer rates.


  • #3
    WizZard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,762 ✭✭✭WizZard


    Richard Dower wrote:
    But you should see SATA II compliant drives in the Summer, what i am waiting for is a Raptor II with native SATA II + 15,000 RPM + 16MB buffer - RAID four drives and you'll have some serious transfer rates.
    Is there a Raptor 2? Great, serious speeds!


  • #4
    Richard Dower
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,634 ✭✭✭✭Richard Dower


    I'm *hoping* for a Raptor II. But nothing has been said by WD. I'd like to see a drive with said specs.


  • #5
    Optikus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,415 ✭✭✭Optikus


    I got 2x250 ide's already, but want SATA for my new board. Seeing as it supports SATA2(3Gbps) i think i'll be waiting for the SATA2.
    What do you mean Richard by them not being able to transfer at there said speed, surly if the mobo supports these speeds then its possible.


  • #6
    Richard Dower
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,634 ✭✭✭✭Richard Dower


    Mobo might support SATA II, the hard drives maybe SATA II compliant...that dosen't mean the drives themselves will transfer data at 300MB's...in fact they won't.

    Mechanical limitations won't allow for it with current technology, most drives only rotate at 7,200 RPM, Raptors have 10,000 RPM and are the fastest SATA drives on the market.

    Better still is 2 or 4 Raptors in RAID 0. No matter what they won't come close to SATA I or I peak bandwidth, hopefully we'll get 15,000 RPM drives with large caches like 16 or 32MB that will improve things alot.


  • Advertisement
Advertisement