X15 36-LP in Dell's workstations?

[Mistyk]

Hi, does anyone know whether the 15000 rpm U160 HDD that Dell offers is actually a Seagate Cheetah X15 36-LP?

Thanks!

 

[bacillus]

seems a 50:50 chance as to the best of my knowledge, only seagate & fujitsu make 15k scsi hdds!

 

[NFS4]

LOL, didn't I just see this same post over at Storage Review?

http://forums.storagereview.net/viewtopic.php?t=2908

 

[Mistyk]

I see, thanks!
The more forums in which I post the question, the likelier I'll get a response. If I get many, I may compare them and take an average of the replies as the truth

1) Is the Fujitsu better or worse than the Seagate?
2) Which would you prefer?
3) Is there a way to tell one from the other?
4) Is it possible that it is the older (non 36-LP) variant of the Cheetah?

 

[Wolfsraider]

why not place a quick call to the tech department at dell?

Technical Support:
General Number: 1-800-624-9896
Customer Care:
Home and Home Office: 1-800-624-9897
Small Business: 1-877-773-3355
Medium Business: 1-877-671-3355


hope this helps

 

[John]

I sent a message to a friend of mine that is L2 suppport for Dell. However, this link shows they do offer the drive in select systems.

 

[John]

<< why not place a quick call to the tech department at dell? >>



What's you definition of "quick call to Dell".....??

 

[neuralfx]

<< What's you definition of "quick call to Dell".....?? >>



heh ya I would have to agree with that .. I think you would spend the better part of an hour trying to find someone who knows what a 36LP Cheetah is .. and probably have to argue with that person on whether it exists or not .. i think some of these tech-support people go to some kind of corporate rhetoric school heh .. just my thoughts ..
-neural

 

[Mistyk]

I've actually spoken to a guy at their support on the phone already, as well as had an extensive mail-correspondance with another man at Dell. It seems as though they do not know / do not want to reveal which company that makes a particular unit. The link was a comfort in that it tells me there's a slight chance of the 36-LP being the one. Though, the old Cheetah is listed also and I wouldn't want that. There are several Fujitsu units, however I don't know which (if any) of them that are 15k rpm. Thanks for your help!

 

[FishTankX]

Bacilus:Brrzzzt! Wrong! 3 15K RPM HDD makers

Fujitsu
IBM
Seagate

MAM
Ultrastar
And Cheetah lines respecitivley.

And about the ultrastars, they are the loudest, hottest running HDD"s in existance!

 

[Mistyk]

Ouch
If this piece of info is correct Fujitsu is the maker. The 18200MB - Fujitsu Allegro AL-7LX (MAM3367/3184 MC & MP) meets the specs (3.5 ms read & 4.0 ms write), whilst the 36LP differs with a 3.8 ms read.


Is there a chance that one might demand to get the 36LP?

 

[Wolfsraider]

sorry i should have stated no personal experience with dell my apologies and now i know

<---tiptoes quietly back to the corner and goes back to rtfm lol

 

[bacillus]

FishTankX, I stand corrected!