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U320 SCSI HDD ROUNDUP
Conclusion
Because of the high
price of SCSI drives, making a purchasing decision
requires a fair amount of analysis and thought.
Recently however, most if not all of these
manufacturers have adopted very similar warranty
times, MTBF ratings, and simple replacement
procedures in the event drives fail in the field.
That leaves us with
performance and value metrics. Clearly, the
performance leader as of this round is the
Seagate Cheetah 15K.5. It simply blew away
the competition in the throughput tests, and was not
far behind in the random access times, a critical
measure of drive responsiveness. Furthermore,
it is the only 15K SCSI drive offered with a 300GB
capacity. Wow.
No doubt, all these
drives are redline-worthy. But if you had to
make a choice among this group, the Cheetah 15K.5
is a no-brainer.
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