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Post by DrCank on May 22, 2006 9:53:41 GMT -5
could some enlighten me on the differences on the various HD types. IDE, ATA, SATA, SCSI.
what are the advantages/disadvantages, and which types of fromats work with which systems?
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Post by Bill on May 22, 2006 12:31:38 GMT -5
I beleive the type you currently have in your system is ATA / IDE.
ATA / IDE are the same interface.
SCSI is another old but very good interface.
SATA is the newest and yet another interface.
SCSI and SATA are the best available, SATA is probably faster then SCSI now.
Most common type is ATA/IDE.
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Post by DrCank on May 22, 2006 20:44:03 GMT -5
Thanks for the low down.
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Post by Bill on May 23, 2006 13:16:37 GMT -5
FYI my supplier currently has 250GB WD hard disk with a 16mb cache for 86.95.
I'll keep an eye out for IDE/ATA drive for you Dr.
I recently picked up a 80GB IDE drive for $20... After rebates from compusa, which I still havn't gotten them all back yet.
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Post by DrCank on May 24, 2006 15:56:47 GMT -5
Just so you know I think I am solely a Seagate guy. I know seagate just bought maxtor, but i think Maxtor drives currently on the market have yet to come up to Seagate standards. soon.
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Post by Bill on May 25, 2006 12:24:19 GMT -5
Im not too impressed with Maxtor drives. I had one fail after only about 6 months of operation when I lost all of my data... That was early 2005 I bleive.
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