Maxtor SATA 500 GB for $140, 250 GB for $70, Shipped

[OWC Larry]

A lot of hype?

SATA supports up to about 150 Meg/second. SATA II has additional executable commands and support for up to 3GBit/Second - roughly 300 Megabytes per second.

The fastest single drives are supporting 70 to 80 Megabytes per second. This SATA 3.0G stuff is kinda BS - IMHO, at least when it comes to the single drives. Where it makes a difference is with the multiplier setups where one cable connects an eSATA multi-drive array... the SATA 3.0G will get you up to 300 Meg/Second through put across the single channel for those 5 drives - which would max the bus. that said - the same 5 drives on their own 5 SATA channels would exceed that performance.

anyway - it's kinda confusing.

For the G5 - it supports SATA, not SATA II. The drives we list work just fine and have backwards compatibility support.



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QuickView 500 includes the following benefits:

Improved system reliability through expanded operating temperature
Massive 500GB storage
ATA 7 streaming commands enhance performance
Maxtor head management technology improves reliability in tough, higher temperature environments of AV recording devices

What I want to know is, what's the difference between SATA I/III and SATA II? And SATA 3GB? I'm assuming my lowly 2.0 G5 tower could get by with the $133 drive?

[Carthaigh]

[quote OWC Larry]A lot of hype?

SATA supports up to about 150 Meg/second. SATA II has additional executable commands and support for up to 3GBit/Second - roughly 300 Megabytes per second.

The fastest single drives are supporting 70 to 80 Megabytes per second. This SATA 3.0G stuff is kinda BS - IMHO, at least when it comes to the single drives. Where it makes a difference is with the multiplier setups where one cable connects an eSATA multi-drive array... the SATA 3.0G will get you up to 300 Meg/Second through put across the single channel for those 5 drives - which would max the bus. that said - the same 5 drives on their own 5 SATA channels would exceed that performance.

anyway - it's kinda confusing.

For the G5 - it supports SATA, not SATA II. The drives we list work just fine and have backwards compatibility support.



[quote deckeda]Don't be shy, SeattlePhotog, click one of the links ...

QuickView 500 includes the following benefits:

Improved system reliability through expanded operating temperature
Massive 500GB storage
ATA 7 streaming commands enhance performance
Maxtor head management technology improves reliability in tough, higher temperature environments of AV recording devices

What I want to know is, what's the difference between SATA I/III and SATA II? And SATA 3GB? I'm assuming my lowly 2.0 G5 tower could get by with the $133 drive?
from www.sata-io.org:

Dispelling the Confusion: SATA II does not mean 3Gb/s

The term SATA II has grown in popularity as the moniker for the SATA 3Gb/s data transfer rate, causing great confusion with customers because, quite simply, it’s a misnomer.

The first step toward a better understanding of SATA is to know that SATA II is not the brand name for SATA’s 3Gb/s data transfer rate, but the name of the organization formed to author the SATA specifications. The group has since changed names, to the Serial ATA International Organization, or SATA-IO.

The 3Gb/s capability is just one of many defined by the former SATA II committee, but because it is among the most prominent features, 3Gb/s has become synonymous with SATA II. Hence, the source of the confusion.