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Re: 2nd opinions on build requested

Post by Dirty Dan » Tue Jun 15, 2010 1:42 pm

Alizée Fan wrote:
MrBlah wrote:6Gb Sata is pointless unless you need to transfer data at 750MB/s.
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Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
This isn't a 1001FALS he's putting in, it's a 1002FAEX.
Oh thanks for noticing that.
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Re: 2nd opinions on build requested

Post by MrBlah » Tue Jun 15, 2010 2:19 pm

Dirty Dan wrote:
Alizée Fan wrote:
MrBlah wrote:6Gb Sata is pointless unless you need to transfer data at 750MB/s.
Dirty Dan wrote: hard drive =
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
This isn't a 1001FALS he's putting in, it's a 1002FAEX.
Oh thanks for noticing that.
According to Mark Noblit at Seagate, no compatibility issues have come up; the new spec remains entirely backward-compatible. SATA 6Gb/s Devices Backward Compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and 1.5Gb/s. Uses same cables at SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s
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