Only at CMU...
Only at CMU will you see something like this...someone posts a message on a Buy/Sell/Trade message board for a hard drive...and almost immediately...groups of people jump down their throat over some technical specification...only here... ::shakes head::
On Thu, 26 Jan 2006, Laurence Lau wrote:
>>> For Sale:
>>>
>>> Maxtor 300GB Hard Drive
>>>
>>> Form Factor: 3.5"
>>> Cache: 16GB
>>> RPM: 7200RPM
>>> Interface: Serial ATA 150
>>> Warranty: 5 Years
>>>
>>> 1.5GB/Sec Transfer rates!
>>>
>>> This Hard Drive is *BRAND NEW*, it is *STILL* in the anti-static wrap,
>>> with bubble wrap around it for added protection.
>>>
>>> Price is $236 + shipping at Maxtor's online store.
>>>
>>>
>>> http://maxtor.order-it.net/go.aspx?http://ecom.order-it.net/ssproduct.asp?pf_id=10325265
>>>
>>> I'm selling it for $200 OBO.
>>>
>>> -Laurence
Then you get this
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ivan Jager [mailto:aij+nospam@andrew.cmu.edu]
>> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 8:30 PM
>> Subject: Re: FS: *BRAND NEW* 300GB Hard Drive (SATA)
>>
>> Where did you get your transfer rates? Even Maxtor doesn't seem to want to
>> publish them on their website...
>>
>> At any rate, your 1.5 GB/s almost certainly way off. The fastest disk
>> interfaces I know of are still only 400 MB/s, and the fastest disk
>> transfer rates are still under 100 MB/s. Your SATA 150 interface can only
>> transfer 150 MB/s, and I'm sure that's well over what your disk can do.
>>
>> Ivan
Then you get this
> On Thu, 26 Jan 2006, John Wu wrote:
> I think that's the spec for the internal transfer rate, which obviously
> doesn't mean anything.
>
> -John
Then you get this
On Thu, 26 Jan 2006, Ivan Jager wrote:
No. I would be very impressed if the internal transfer rate were above the 98
MB/s of Maxtor's higher end hard drives.
Ivan
Then you get this
Seems he mixed up b = bits and B = bytes.
SATA's interface speed is 1.5Gb/s, not 1.5GB/s.
http://www.sata-io.org/3g.asp
Ted
What a mess...This really proves why my ID is what it is...
On another note...livejournal just changed their format AGAIN for URL's...now you can visit this site through 3 URL's of your choosing...
http://www.livejournal.com/~stuckwithnerds
http://www.livejournal.com/users/stuckwithnerds
or the awesome new one which ive always wanted...
http://stuckwithnerds.livejournal.com
seems the counter's also passed the 2 grand mark...but the big celebration will come at 5 grand...
--Will
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On Thu, 26 Jan 2006, Laurence Lau wrote:
>>> For Sale:
>>>
>>> Maxtor 300GB Hard Drive
>>>
>>> Form Factor: 3.5"
>>> Cache: 16GB
>>> RPM: 7200RPM
>>> Interface: Serial ATA 150
>>> Warranty: 5 Years
>>>
>>> 1.5GB/Sec Transfer rates!
>>>
>>> This Hard Drive is *BRAND NEW*, it is *STILL* in the anti-static wrap,
>>> with bubble wrap around it for added protection.
>>>
>>> Price is $236 + shipping at Maxtor's online store.
>>>
>>>
>>> http://maxtor.order-it.net/go.aspx?http://ecom.order-it.net/ssproduct.asp?pf_id=10325265
>>>
>>> I'm selling it for $200 OBO.
>>>
>>> -Laurence
Then you get this
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ivan Jager [mailto:aij+nospam@andrew.cmu.edu]
>> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 8:30 PM
>> Subject: Re: FS: *BRAND NEW* 300GB Hard Drive (SATA)
>>
>> Where did you get your transfer rates? Even Maxtor doesn't seem to want to
>> publish them on their website...
>>
>> At any rate, your 1.5 GB/s almost certainly way off. The fastest disk
>> interfaces I know of are still only 400 MB/s, and the fastest disk
>> transfer rates are still under 100 MB/s. Your SATA 150 interface can only
>> transfer 150 MB/s, and I'm sure that's well over what your disk can do.
>>
>> Ivan
Then you get this
> On Thu, 26 Jan 2006, John Wu wrote:
> I think that's the spec for the internal transfer rate, which obviously
> doesn't mean anything.
>
> -John
Then you get this
On Thu, 26 Jan 2006, Ivan Jager wrote:
No. I would be very impressed if the internal transfer rate were above the 98
MB/s of Maxtor's higher end hard drives.
Ivan
Then you get this
Seems he mixed up b = bits and B = bytes.
SATA's interface speed is 1.5Gb/s, not 1.5GB/s.
http://www.sata-io.org/3g.asp
Ted
What a mess...This really proves why my ID is what it is...
On another note...livejournal just changed their format AGAIN for URL's...now you can visit this site through 3 URL's of your choosing...
http://www.livejournal.com/~stuckwithnerds
http://www.livejournal.com/users/stuckwithnerds
or the awesome new one which ive always wanted...
http://stuckwithnerds.livejournal.com
seems the counter's also passed the 2 grand mark...but the big celebration will come at 5 grand...
--Will
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