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okay will keep that in mind, thanks again :)
need suggestions on new hardisk
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New #42
oh btw i found the caviar black 2tb wd... but i think its not SATA 3 but instead its SATA 2.. is it still as good as the 3?
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New #44
As I understand it, hdds do not even use the full capabilities of SATA 2, so SATA 3 versus SATA 2 regarding an hdd does not really make a difference. Feel free to correct me if I am wrong. I am writing this from memory based on something one of the Gurus said on these forums.
See post #8 and post #9.Last edited by writhziden; 08 Feb 2012 at 14:10. Reason: Added links
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New #45
You are absolutely correct. No mechanical hard drive can break the sata 2 barrier much less sata 3. It was only fairly recently that SSDs could break the barrier. In my opinion, there is no sense in paying more for a sata 3 mechanical hard drive. Sata 2 hard drives will be just as fast.
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New #46
My last "cheap" Seagate Barracuda was a sata 3. I just noticed by chance then realized it meant nothing really.
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New #48
I believe that finding a new SATA 1 drive at this time is highly unlikely.
I believe that the Sata 1, 2, and 3 designations are unofficial. They're SATA 1.5, 3, and 6 Gbps. 1.5Gbps is over 187 MBps, which is fast enough for many mechanical drives. That was good enough for the original Raptor (10,000 RPM) drives from Western Digital.
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New #49
I think SATA 2 (3Gb/s) is the de facto baseline now so I'd go with that but in this old test it appears the difference between SATA 1 (1.5Gb/s) and SATA 2 is marginal at best.
SATA vs SATA II
This gives a better description of SATA 1,2,3
Serial ATA - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
My conclusion: Pick a Sata 2 for a spinner (if it's sata 3 compatible fine but won't make a difference)
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New #50
If your question was would it work, any sata drive will work they are all backward compatible.
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