OCC reviewer ccokeman takes a look at the world's first hard drive to support the SATA 6Gbps standard - the Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB drive - http://www.overclock...ws/seagate_2tb/
Seagate 2TB SATA 6Gbps Hard Drive Tested
Started by Nemo, Dec 07 2009 09:20 PM
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Posted 07 December 2009 - 09:20 PM
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Posted 07 December 2009 - 09:51 PM
really dissapointed at inital drive, especially for $300
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Posted 07 December 2009 - 09:53 PM
Its new technology and Seagate even knows that the technology will improve. Still an improvement over older technology though!
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Posted 07 December 2009 - 10:04 PM
It is nice Seagate is offering their 5 year warranties again but I'd prefer the 2TB Barracuda LP. $300 for what I'd call a storage drive (even though it performed admirably) is a tad steep.
I still like one OS and one or more storage drives. (Though for an all in one solution, the price makes a little more sense.)
I still like one OS and one or more storage drives. (Though for an all in one solution, the price makes a little more sense.)
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Posted 08 December 2009 - 03:26 PM
Eh. 6 Gbps on a mechanical drive that doesn't come close to 3 Gbps doesn't make me jump for my wallet.
I want 6 Gbps SSDs dammit!
I want 6 Gbps SSDs dammit!
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Posted 08 December 2009 - 03:58 PM
Hey I agree! Faster storage though that's for sure
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Posted 08 December 2009 - 06:27 PM
I want to see theoretical speeds become a reality.
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Posted 08 December 2009 - 07:47 PM
I think it'll be a while before a single drive hits 600 MB/s (well, a little less since SATA II actually maxes out around 260 MB/s)I want to see theoretical speeds become a reality.
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Posted 08 December 2009 - 11:17 PM
USB 3.0 interests me more right now (until I hop on the SSD train when they come down in price)
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Posted 08 December 2009 - 11:41 PM
Sata 3 Gbps is maxed out at ~270 MB/s but Sata 6 Gbps is maxed out at twice that at roughly 540 MB/s.I think it'll be a while before a single drive hits 600 MB/s (well, a little less since SATA II actually maxes out around 260 MB/s)
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Posted 08 December 2009 - 11:53 PM
I like how we always find something to nit pick each otherSata 3 Gbps is maxed out at ~270 MB/s but Sata 6 Gbps is maxed out at twice that at roughly 540 MB/s.
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Posted 09 December 2009 - 09:40 AM
I like how we always find something to nit pick each other
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