Confused between different types of hard drives....

[ahmadka]

i am building a new system, and am confused in the different types of hard drives...all i knew upto now was the SATA, and EIDE,....but it seems there is actually a wider choice...

IDE Ultra ATA100
IDE Ultra ATA133
SCSI Ultra320 68pin
SCSI Ultra320 80pin
SATA 3 GB/s
SATA 1.5 GB/s
Serial ATA150


what is the difference in the above ???? A good tutorial would be very appreciated 😀

 

[bob4432]

google?

 

[ahmadka]

google is not giving exact results that cover the topic in depth....thats why i am asking for a link to a good guide....

 

[kmrivers]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk#2000s

good ole wikipedia. make use of the links throughout too.

 

[BFG10K]

Raptor even has an entry. :thumbsup:

 

[ahmadka]

thanx guys, but isnt there a proper guide explaining the differences ?

 

[n7]

IDE Ultra ATA100 (normal IDE drives)
IDE Ultra ATA133 (special standard that Maxtor created - doesn't help performance one bit, of course)
SCSI Ultra320 68pin (no idea, usually for servers)
SCSI Ultra320 80pin (no idea, usually for servers)
SATA 3 GB/s (That's SATA2 AFAIK, often with goodies like NCQ that also don't help single users at all)
SATA 1.5 GB/s (same as Serial ATA150 AFAIK)
Serial ATA150 (same as SATA 1.5 GB/s AFAIK)




Uber gurus are welcome to correct any mistakes i made.

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: n7
IDE Ultra ATA100 (normal IDE drives)
IDE Ultra ATA133 (special standard that Maxtor created - doesn't help performance one bit, of course)
SCSI Ultra320 68pin (no idea, usually for servers)
SCSI Ultra320 80pin (no idea, usually for servers)
SATA 3 GB/s (That's SATA2 AFAIK, often with goodies like NCQ that also don't help single users at all)
SATA 1.5 GB/s (same as Serial ATA150 AFAIK)
Serial ATA150 (same as SATA 1.5 GB/s AFAIK)




Uber gurus are welcome to correct any mistakes i made.

the difference between 68pin and 80pin scsi is the 80pin are meant to be in a caddy for hot swap ability. the 68pin are usually in workstations where you don't need hotswap.

 

[ahmadka]

Serial ATA150 (same as SATA 1.5 GB/s AFAIK)

not that i doubt ur knowledge or anything....but since the names are different, shouldnt there be a difference between the HDDs as well ?? otherwise, y give it another name for nothing ?

secondly, whats AFAIK ???

thirdly, what type of HDD and what company is recommended for a home system for gaming, OCing, movie/graphics editing ??

 

[ribbon13]

Originally posted by: ahmadka

Serial ATA150 (same as SATA 1.5 GB/s AFAIK)

not that i doubt ur knowledge or anything....but since the names are different, shouldnt there be a difference between the HDDs as well ?? otherwise, y give it another name for nothing ?

secondly, whats AFAIK ???

thirdly, what type of HDD and what company is recommended for a home system for gaming, OCing, movie/graphics editing ??

Same interface connectors, but different signalling allow for higher speeds. SATA2 doesn't exist as anything but a commonplace misnomer. Details

If you want super speed, get a Raptor 150 (WD1500ADFD) If you want decent speed with space get a WD4000KD or wait for the WD5000KS.