Difference between these 2 Drives...

whattaguy

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I am looking to purchase a pair of HDD's for a RAID0 setup. I like my current Hitachi PATA, so I'll probably stick with Hitachi because they're cheap.

I stumbled upon this drive:

Hitachi Sata II

and this drive:

Hitachi Sata I

Shouldn't the Sata II be faster than the Sata I in seek times (8.8 vs 8.5)? Or am I missing something?
I'm looking at the Sata II because these boards mentioned that Hitachi Sata I drives aren't native Sata drives, and the price difference is very little.

Which do you recommend?

Thanks.

 

MaverickBP

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sata ii has NCQ and it says it increases performance although most tests prove otherwise.