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WD Raptor WD360GD SerialATA - $155 shipped

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KittenMoon

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(My first hot deal, please be gentle 🙂

Just seen on www.storagereview.com.

Ever since we published our final look at the Serial ATA Western Digital Raptor WD360GD we've been inundated with e-mail from readers seeking a reputable firm from which to purchase this trend-setting new drive.
We're pleased to point out that HyperMicro now has the Raptor in stock... at the unbeatable price of just $155! Remember to mention StorageReview in your order to receive free UPS ground shipping!
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Looks like a good deal to me. Just the thing to pair with your new Canterwood motherboard...

Yes it's only 36GB, but it's a rocket. Use it as a boot drive, and get a WD2500JB to store your mp3s, pr0n, whatever 🙂

[Edit: forgot to mention, newegg price is $175]
 
Originally posted by: IgoByte
Might as well get a SCSI drive for that money.
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I'd have to disagree.

You'd need a SCSI card first off of course, adding cost.

Then the noise issue of SCSI HDD's, which I can't stand for.

Top that off with extreme heat from SCSI drives.

For one I'm really exicited about this product. Over time of course other manufactures are going to want and compete with this and so this will become the new standard. 🙂
 
its actually a good price for a pretty new drive. for most people, scsi would mean that they would have to buy a scsi card, not to mention 10k drives are a little more than $155

AMDSoldier: scsi drives have come a long way in terms of noise and heat. the 15k3 cheetahs are much quieter than th earlier gen drives
 
You need a serialata controller also...

unless your motherboard has it built in. But then your motherboard may have builtin scsi.


 
What motherboards, besides server motherboards have built in SCSI. Right now it is useless to use S-ATA as we don't have any native S-ATA support in any chipsets. Therefore S-ATA is currently on the cramped PCI Bus.
 
Originally posted by: IgoByte
Might as well get a SCSI drive for that money.
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yeah 75gb u160 drives are that price now, with 5 year warranties. It is a nice price for the drive, probably the lowest ATM, the technology is still new and will come down soon. Nice find.
 
Originally posted by: AMDSoldier
Originally posted by: IgoByte
Might as well get a SCSI drive for that money.
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I'd have to disagree.

You'd need a SCSI card first off of course, adding cost.

Then the noise issue of SCSI HDD's, which I can't stand for.

Top that off with extreme heat from SCSI drives.

For one I'm really exicited about this product. Over time of course other manufactures are going to want and compete with this and so this will become the new standard. 🙂
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You know these are 10k rpm drives right? So all of your issues with SCSI will still apply...
 
Originally posted by: laugh
sorry but is it impressive price?
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yes it is, considering most places are selling for more than that before shipping; and HyperMicro is a reputable seller.
 
Originally posted by: Tabb
What motherboards, besides server motherboards have built in SCSI. Right now it is useless to use S-ATA as we don't have any native S-ATA support in any chipsets. Therefore S-ATA is currently on the cramped PCI Bus.
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There are a good number of motherboards with onboard SATA currently.
 
Originally posted by: DaiShan
Originally posted by: AMDSoldier
Originally posted by: IgoByte
Might as well get a SCSI drive for that money.
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I'd have to disagree.

You'd need a SCSI card first off of course, adding cost.

Then the noise issue of SCSI HDD's, which I can't stand for.

Top that off with extreme heat from SCSI drives.

For one I'm really exicited about this product. Over time of course other manufactures are going to want and compete with this and so this will become the new standard. 🙂
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You know these are 10k rpm drives right? So all of your issues with SCSI will still apply...
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you did read the review referred to above? or are you just ignorant?

the review shows that it is quieter than wd 200jb 7200rpm drive and all other tested scsi drives by a vast margin (db are logarithmic therefore 3+ is db is significant)...

on the issue of heat - it is quite competitive and cooler than the ibm 180gb hdd and significantly cooler than any of the scsi drives tested.

i love when people made wide sweeping comments when they haven't done their homework.... 😉

dew.

 
and even scsi drives are not that loud or hot. my cheetah 36es runs about the same temp and noise level as the average 7200rpm drive.
 
Originally posted by: Tabb
What motherboards, besides server motherboards have built in SCSI. Right now it is useless to use S-ATA as we don't have any native S-ATA support in any chipsets. Therefore S-ATA is currently on the cramped PCI Bus.
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The new Intel 865 and 875 chipsets for the P4 have native SATA support and do not rely on the PCI bus. There are quite a few 875 motherboards available and a few 865 boards available too even though the 865 chipset won't be officially announced for a couple more weeks.
 
Originally posted by: DaiShan
Originally posted by: AMDSoldier
Originally posted by: IgoByte
Might as well get a SCSI drive for that money.
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I'd have to disagree.

You'd need a SCSI card first off of course, adding cost.

Then the noise issue of SCSI HDD's, which I can't stand for.

Top that off with extreme heat from SCSI drives.

For one I'm really exicited about this product. Over time of course other manufactures are going to want and compete with this and so this will become the new standard. 🙂
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You know these are 10k rpm drives right? So all of your issues with SCSI will still apply...
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all the issues except that scsi raid controllers are hundreds of dollars and serial ata can be found on motherboards priced under 100, or the controllers are $35.

scsi belongs in high level servers where raid 5 and low controller cpu utilization are required. other than that scsi would normally hinder real-world desktop performance because a) boottimes are longer because of aspi manager load time and b) your cpu is idle most of the time anyway so scsi's low cpu utilization wouldn't give you any real performance over sata anyway.

besides, if you've all been paying attention, the raptor is actually FASTER, quieter, and cooler running than most 10k rpm scsi drives, and its right in the pricerange of u160 36gb drives too.
 
IN an age of broadband a 36 gig hard drive is kinda small when it costs over $150. Very few folks need that kind of speed, but most folks need much more disk space. Its cost right now out weighs its benefits.
 
bamavoo...
i went from 5400rpm to 7200rpm to raid0 7200rpm's with 8mb cache. it's noticably fast(er). are you noticing a dramatic improvement? also, i had a quick read on that mobo but couldn't tell if it had it's own raid controller (for sata), or was using win2k/xp to do it.
 
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