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SATA Hard drives?
Hey guys.

my ? is,when i decide to buy a hard drive should i get sata.

and also,if i do will it cause any problems with the one i have now?

i just install it to raid slots and load drivers right?

would you recommend buying one now or are they still pre-mature?

sorry for all the ?s just curious.thanks.
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I've done a bit of research on SATA drives recently while planning my new system. The concensus seems to be that if you presently have a qualitity hard drive you won't gain much if anything from going to SATA. The current generation of SATA drives proform about at the same level as the Western Digital SE PATA drives with the only difference seeming to be the connectors (Smaller), hot swappability and a higher price for the SATA drives.

If you want to run RAID there may be some good reason to buy SATA if your MB has built in SATA connections with RAID capability as you will be able to lose the PATA PCI Raid card. Other then that its probably better to stay with the qualitity PATA drives for the time being.

That said I personally bought two WD Raptor SATA drives to replace an ageing Maxtor PATA drive on my new ABIT IC7-G.
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What mobo do you plan on using them with?
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wbward...Maxtor Diamondmax 9 SATA drives outperform any other PATA drive by practically 100%
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What mobo do you plan on using them with?


the one i'm using now.

you said them,do you have to use 2 for it to work?

or are they just like ata.?
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wbward...Maxtor Diamondmax 9 SATA drives outperform any other PATA drive by practically 100%


Oplix can you post a link of the Maxtor vs. the WD raptor that you are speaking of? All the reviews that I have seen head to head show the WD taking the Maxtor to school.
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whats your point? Raptors are SATA.
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Since wbward got the raptors your post made it sound like the maxtors were better than those.
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I've done a bit of research on SATA drives recently while planning my new system. The concensus seems to be that if you presently have a qualitity hard drive you won't gain much if anything from going to SATA. The current generation of SATA drives proform about at the same level as the Western Digital SE PATA drives with the only difference seeming to be the connectors (Smaller), hot swappability and a higher price for the SATA drives.



Bull Shit. Look at the seek times, the SATA has like 5.3 while the JB drives have 8.9.. thats a big difference..
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Maxtor SATA Can DO IT! IT CAN DO IT ALLL NIGHT LONG!! Run its ass all over parallel!!
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you guys still didnt answer my ?
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Maxtor SATA Can DO IT! IT CAN DO IT ALLL NIGHT LONG!! Run its ass all over parallel!!


The Maxtor sucks compared to the WD's, just like your Tyan video card LOL
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uhh no...I don't see any 80gb raptors for $140..thank you very much. ~_~

wow WD Raptors..36.7gb for $151 lowest on pricewatch....what am I gonna do with 36gb? Cram it with half my porn?

As impressive and respectable as bringing a 10,000 RPM drive to the Serial ATA market is, the Western Digital Raptor, in its current state, does not cut it. The drive exhibits all of the characteristics of a 10,000 RPM SCSI drive, including the high pitched whine (arguably more annoying than either of the SCSI drives in this roundup) and very low access times, but without the overall performance of the 10,000 RPM SCSI drives we're used to.

According to Western Digital's initial press release, the Raptor is supposed to already be shipping, indicating that there's not much room left for serious design changes; this obviously limits the amount we can expect performance to improve with the Raptor by the time it hits retail.
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I agree that the Maxtor Sata drives are the exception to what I posted BUT the Maxtor Sata drives are currently unavailable. Everything I can find out from both Maxtor and the retailers I have contacted says you wont be able to buy them anytime soon. Everyone is out of stock and not expecting them until early AUGUST (at least from those that are truthful). Even Maxtors own web site doesnt promote them. That leaves the WD Raptor and the Seagate Sata drives. The Raptors are definately worth the price but the Seagate drives tested very poorly against the WD SE PATA drives.

Its easy to say yea buy the Maxtor SATA drives they rock!!! But give the guy who originally asked the question a break he cant buy them as they are not available. Like I said I answered the question BECAUSE I have very recently dont alot of research on Sata drives. If hes going to buy now his best bet is either the Raptor or a qualtity PATA drive.

Sorry for trying to help and answer the guys question.
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