7200 rpm hard drives

[Sowulo]

IBM and Western Digital are all at least 2Mb now. I'm running an IBM 20Gb 5400 4Mb ATA100 and if the 7200 IDE and U2W SCSI @10000 I used were any faster maybe a benchmark could see the difference but I sure can't.

[This message has been edited by sowulo (edited September 27, 2000).]

[MAYHEM]

I can't even hear my CD spin over the fans in my machines. But, I have never noticed a 7200 sounding louder than a 5400.

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Who the hell is General Protection and why is he messing with my comuter?

[techs]

Originally posted by sowulo:
IBM and Western Digital are all at least 2Mb now. I'm running an IBM 20Gb 5400 2Mb ATA100 and if the 7200 IDE and U2W SCSI @10000 I used were any faster maybe a benchmark could see the difference but I sure can't.

5400rpm ata-100? isn't that like buying a Porsche with Yugo engine?

[Sowulo]

Well maybe but 20Gb ATA100 = $108; 20Gb ATA66 = $104. Why not?

[techs]

Originally posted by sowulo:
Well maybe but 20Gb ATA100 = $108; 20Gb ATA66 = $104. Why not?

I only have an IBM 7200 ata-66 12.8 GB. Maybe thats why my girlfriend always says "SIZE MATTERS"



[This message has been edited by techs (edited September 14, 2000).]

[pga]

Aside from having a computer shop, we also sell digital video editing equipment. While for home PC's we always sell IDE, the recommendation (actually the standard) for digital video editing is always SCSI.

The weird thing is... in one of our demos (for digital video sales) the Western Digital 7200RPM IDE ATA/66 sometimes out performs the Seagate Cheetah SCSI drive (in the same system).

[format c:]

I have a Quantum 20.4 gig 7200 rpm drive and when I shut down it sounds like a jet engine shutting down , Kind of cool , I have a cyber jet
This drive is quick, when I run Norton speed disk , it just flys along compared to my friends mode 4 hd at 5400 rpm

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Format c I'm givin er all she's got cap'in !!! )

[This message has been edited by format c: (edited October 09, 2000).]