SCSI Drive compatiblity...

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storagereview.com

 

[alimoalem]

i've been there. i don't really understand the charts cause the SATA and SCSI benchmarks are WAY off so i'm guessing they use different measurements (maybe one is in MB the other is in Mb or KB) so i tried comparing the SCSI to SATA but couldn't

 

[Pariah]

Stick with SATA. SCSI simply isn't for the budget conscious user. If you can afford the top of the line, it isn't worth it.

 

[GarfieldtheCat]

I'll 2nd going to www.storagereview.com to look at their HD reviews.

A semi-cost effective (at least for SCSI) setup would be the new Fujitsu MAT3073NP, which is their new 10K 73Gig HD which is only $181 at ZZF. Pair that up with a cheap (cost) LSI SCSI controller and the whole thing should only be about $230-ish. That drive, or the Atlas 10K V, would give a boost over any of the IDE/SATA drives, except the raptor, and it would be about equal or a tiny bit better then that.

 

[alimoalem]

well i've had feedback from others but what do you think about the SCSI 10k rpm 74gb drive i have in my original post?

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: alimoalem
well i've had feedback from others but what do you think about the SCSI 10k rpm 74gb drive i have in my original post?

old and hot

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: GarfieldtheCat
I'll 2nd going to www.storagereview.com to look at their HD reviews.

A semi-cost effective (at least for SCSI) setup would be the new Fujitsu MAT3073NP, which is their new 10K 73Gig HD which is only $181 at ZZF. Pair that up with a cheap (cost) LSI SCSI controller and the whole thing should only be about $230-ish. That drive, or the Atlas 10K V, would give a boost over any of the IDE/SATA drives, except the raptor, and it would be about equal or a tiny bit better then that.

sometimes newegg has refubished 15k 36GB 68pin u320 1gen old hdds for ~$100. the next time they are their i am buying as i missed out on the last batch.

remember that retail (not system pulls like dell server pulls that some people sell, which usually only have a 1 year warranty through dell) have a 5 year warranty, so a refurb is no big deal, i just would load an os on it and loop some type of hdd stressing software before you put all your items on it.

 

[alimoalem]

around when does newegg have these refurbished drives?

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: alimoalem
around when does newegg have these refurbished drives?

sporadic at best

 

[eastvillager]

SCSI drives are usually optimized for server-type access patterns. You're better of with a desktop drive that has decent size cache, if desktop is what you're doing, imho.

If you do go SCSI, make sure you get a good controller.

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: eastvillager
SCSI drives are usually optimized for server-type access patterns. You're better of with a desktop drive that has decent size cache, if desktop is what you're doing, imho.

could you please define a "server-type access pattern"?

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: eastvillager
You're better of with a desktop drive that has decent size cache, if desktop is what you're doing, imho.

Er, no, don't think so.
My SCSI drive will destroy your SATA/PATA drives any day.

 

[srygonic]

Bring
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[tommo123]

can you get SCSI to SATA adapters to make a scsi drive work with SATA 2?

just curious

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: tommo123
can you get SCSI to SATA adapters to make a scsi drive work with SATA 2?

just curious

Nope. You can, however, use regular SATA drives on SAS (Serial-Attached SCSI) controllers with a different cable.

 

[tommo123]

ah ok. was thinking if it was possible i could get a decent scsi drive now, but attack via SATA 2 and when pci-e controllers are more decently priced i could just connect to that instead.

ah well, will have to wait for those to come down in price

thanks for the info anyway

 

[alimoalem]

now, for the ultimate question: anyone willing to sell a good SCSI setup (at least 36gb, preferrably 73+) for cheap?

 

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