Originally posted by: theunholyroller
I challenge your rant in defense of the ide drives Valsalsomethingorother
First off, not really challenging you with this, but I don't understand why someone would buy the 74GB SATA Raptor for ~$240 when you can get two 37GB SATA Raptors for ~$230, EACH boasting a 5.3ms access time and true 150MBps transfer rate with 10,000rpm spin. Every mobo that has SATA has raid on it from what I've seen, so I say save $10 and get a faster combination.
I agree that hands down, 2 36GB Raptors in RAID0 is superior to a single 74GB Raptor...and I already mentioned this in that other thread.
What you wrote isn't "slander." I don't think you know what the words means. Perhaps you should look it up so you don't sound even dumber than you probably are.
First of all, IDE raid is more expensive to have integrated on a motherboard than SATA, which is found on most boards now.
This is absolutely 100% irrelevant. The scenarios I talked about were a) you already have IDE raid built-in to your mobo or b) you could BUY a dedicated HPT374 controller and still have a less expensive setup. I hate it when people come up with irrelevant arguments to try to prove their weak points.
Second, have fun formatting your tangled mess of 80GB Maxtors, WDs, what have you.
If you don't know how to format a HD, then I feel very sorry for you. You might want to look up how to format a HD while you're looking up what the word "slander" means.
Third, though not highly relevant, I'd rather have a few nice small SATA cables than those planks known as IDE cables.
I'd rather have big-fat rounded IDE cables that are UV-coated...cuz they look cool. That's personal preference as well as irrelevant.
Fourth, four ide drives is a TREMENDOUS strain on the power supply of any newer system unless you have a PSU over 500-550w, which most people only have 300-400w.
WRONG. I have 4 HD's, 2 optical drives, and a Radeon 9800 running on a 350W PSU. NO PROBLEMS. The whole "Oh, you need to upgrade your power supply" is a marketing scam.
Fifth, most people don't have the space for that many drives.
WRONG. Most people run a mid-tower or larger, which almost always have 4-5 3.5" slots and 2-4 5.25" slots. If you don't believe me, just go to newegg and browse through their lists of cases. It's not my fault if YOU happen to have a POS case.
Sixth, who the hell wants to send in a hundred rebates.
Another outstanding point. Why save money when we can pay more and not worry about rebates? This is Anandtech HOT DEALS. Everybody is used to filling out rebates. It's standard practice. Rebates on 4-products is NOTHING. If you're not capable of filling out a form and cutting out a UPC form, perhaps the local kindergarten can teach you those skills.
Seventh, I'm sure there's a reason why IDE drives took a steeper drop in price around the same time the 1 year warranties took effect.
100% irrelevant. I don't see how trends in IDE drive pricing has ANYTHING to do with this discussion.
Eighth, I don't care if IDE is ATA133, they're inconsistent, you'll occasionally get a full 133MBps on a full blue moon during an acid rain storm.
WTH are you talking about. Do you have any idea what you're talking about? What does the maximum theoretical transfer rate of the interface have to do with the actual performance of your array????? Furthermore, don't you know that the SATA interface itself has absolutely NO effect on performance????
Ninth, enjoy the 9ms seek time with your erratic transfer speeds.
WTH are you talking about!? What's this about erratic transfer speeds? The only thing erratic here is your reasoning ability.
I'm glad...because for a minute there, somebody might have pointed out that you could have assembled an array that was a) faster, b) cheaper, and c) larger than your setup. Phew.
Simple as that. I have a video capture card that I dub a lot of video with which I later edit. I just leave it on the speedy raptor whilst it's on the cutting table, and once finished transfer it to the lumbering maxtor. I think that's the best solution: a smaller, speedy drive, and then a big lumbering drive for aft storage.
Is it the best solution cuz you already have that setup and you don't want to think that you don't have the optimal setup? No way!!! Cuz that would be cognitive disonnance.
Well, my friend, thanks for the incredibly stupid arguments. Enjoy your array.
Valsalva