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New HD-- SCSI?

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gsiener

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Hello,
I'm planning on upgrading to a new comp soon, and I happen to have a schnazzy adaptec 29160/m scsi card.
What I'm looking for is a high performance hd that I can have my OS and progs on. I guess what I'm looking for is a small (~5-10GB) HD that has a fast seek time, but isn't ridiculously noisy. I have an old 7200rpm Barracuda 2GB Scsi drive that is just obnoxiously loud, and it got to the point where I took the thing out because it was just too loud.

What do you guys suggest? I guess I could go ide, but I'm willing to pay more for better performance.

If you got this far, thanks for reading 🙂

Graham
 
lol...i am gonna just sound like the poster freaking kid for scsi but YES just do it already....you'll be glad you did...x15 cheetah....go for it..i ordered two mo yesterday....they still chatter a little but not loud and well i like it
 
You could get an 18GB Seagate X15-36LP, which is bar far the fastest drive available and costs about $350. They don't make a version smaller than 18GB. Its runs fairly hot and needs get ventilation or a drive cooler, but its alot quieter than the X15.

I current-gen 10K drive may be your best bet. A 9GB Seagate 36XL costs alot less at $175 and the 18GB version just $210. Its cool and quiet.
 
Wow,
I guess I never realized that SCSI is that expensive. I guess I was planning to spend ~$100, but do you guys think the cheetah is really worth it? I think I'd max at about $200 for a drive. Anyone know of a good deal?
 
If you are looking for inexpensive drives I would stick with IDE (that pains my SCSI heart to say that I have to admit). One of the big plusses of SCSI is access to the newest and baddest technology (albeit for $$$$$) long before it becomes mainstream and ends up in IDE. Buying older SCSI is not going to justify the investment in SCSI vs the newest IDE.
 
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