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bigdawgfoxx
08-04-2003, 02:45 AM
Ok...a 80GB hard drive 7200 RPMs cost like 80 bux...or a 18GB hard drive 10000 RPMs cost like 150...wtf ...why does it make SUCH a difference??
boyzeee
08-04-2003, 02:51 AM
its the speed the discs spin.. 7200rpm is revolutions per minute the faster they spin the quicker the transfer of data :rolleyes:
Somebody1234
08-04-2003, 02:54 AM
10,000 is faster. Usually scsi drives are that fast not IDE.
bigdawgfoxx
08-04-2003, 02:57 AM
ok men...thats the OBVIOUS lol..what does faster RPMs mean though??? whats the extra 120 bux for??
NightStalker
08-04-2003, 02:58 AM
One word --- SPEED.
Somebody1234
08-04-2003, 02:58 AM
Revolutions Per Minute.

Faster rotation means faster data transfer speed. Better performance.
lynx
08-04-2003, 02:59 AM
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/forumfun/negative9.jpg
boyzeee
08-04-2003, 03:03 AM
did i not explain meself properly in the first place :lol:
NightStalker
08-04-2003, 03:06 AM
Originally posted by lynx@4 August 2003 - 02:59
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/forumfun/negative9.jpg
http://www.just4yucks.com/images/5x/59214.gif


:-"
boyzeee
08-04-2003, 03:10 AM
harsh but true lol :lol:
bigdawgfoxx
08-04-2003, 03:11 AM
ok thanx Somebody and the other person who gave me a legit answer and didnt call me a dumbass
Somebody1234
08-04-2003, 03:11 AM
Didn&#39;t you just post this a while back: A few hours ago? Quote by bigdawgfoxx himself <_<
I wouldnt buy RAID or SCIS or whatever...i mean it spins faster..big deal and its smaller and WAY to much money..i like ata or w/e...get a good 80 or 120 GB one for cheap&#33;

You seemed to know what you were talking about there. Why are you asking a question to which you have the knowledge already?
3rd gen noob
08-04-2003, 03:13 AM
max transfer rate on 7200rpm hdd ~100Mbps

max transfer rate on scsi hdd ~160Mbps
boyzeee
08-04-2003, 03:14 AM
we are way past the point now...........swwweeeeetBeeeeeeJEEESUS :D
bigdawgfoxx
08-04-2003, 03:17 AM
haha well i didnt know what the speed meant..i just knew i wouldnt pay that much for it...thanx 3rd gen noob for the specs ;)
_John_Lennon_
08-04-2003, 03:18 AM
Fox, alot of people buy those drives for server&#39;s. U can&#39;t have a page load fast if your running a slow hard drive with your stuff on it that people have to pull info from.

And others, are people who just wanna buy expesnive shit, and brag about 15k 36GB drives in their sigs.
bigdawgfoxx
08-04-2003, 03:22 AM
ok this thing became like a hot topic in less then a min...that must be some kind of record lololol