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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: gatso on September 30, 2003, 12:27:31 PM

Title: S-ata
Post by: gatso on September 30, 2003, 12:27:31 PM

Anyone looked at these? Apart from the cute cables are they worth looking at yet?

I'm upgrading a PC at the mo and I'm wondering whether a SATA capable Mboard is worth it right now. Actual HD prices seem to be comparable with ata-133.

Gatso

Title: S-ata
Post by: Animal on September 30, 2003, 01:10:03 PM

If you can go SATA, go for it.
If only for the better more organized cables.

Title: S-ata
Post by: Vipermann on September 30, 2003, 03:25:30 PM

I'm running dual 36 GB Western Digital Raptor 10k rpm drives in a RAID 0 array and it is about 30% faster than my previous setup which was dual 80 GB Maxtor Diamondmax 7200 rpm drives.

Title: S-ata
Post by: maddog on September 30, 2003, 04:54:54 PM

fyi: future sata II (real SATA) drives will use 3.3v and will require a different power suppy/connector    if your building a new sys for the long term be advised to get a ps that will do this......