On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 12:20:24 -0500, Alan Beagley wrote:

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>The Seagate ST150176LC dates from about 5 years back. it runs at approx. 
>7,000rpm and has a 1MB cache.

7164rpm, according to the spec sheet at seagate.com... :-D

I also found out that it runs about 4.0 bels in sound level, to the 3.2
bels put out by the latest Atlas 10K IV drives from Maxtor, and those
are spinning at 10000rpm... 

This dramatic reduction in sound levels is due to the new fluid
bearings in the latest drives... less friction = less heat and less
sound, too.

Worth considering... less heat also means less air conditioning in the
summer, but I will admit it's rather nice to not have to turn on the
heat in my office, and it's 25C (77F) in here, while it's 2C (just
above freezing) outside.  Just me and my 18 hard drives...  oh, and the
cat. :)

-Derek


>On 11/27/04 08:58 am Don{ald} O. Woodall tossed the following 
>ingredients into the ever-growing pot of cybersoup:
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>>  >> >I just got a 36GB, 68 pin, 160 MB 10K Quantum from
Surplus Computers for
>>  >> >$80 delivered -- not hooked up yet but it is described as new.
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>>  >>      Let me know how you like it and where to buy one after
>>  >> you get it hooked up.
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>>  >I just checked it out on their website.  Does not look bad at all.  I
>>  >have not gone in to get detailed specs on the drive, but the price is
>>  >definitely  reasonable.  It is an Ultra160 interface, too.
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>>  >http://www.softwareandstuff.com/h_str_quantum36gb68.html
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>> The Second Question !
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>>      I just went to buy the above drive at $69.99 plus $8.xx
>> shipping.
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>>      THEN I noticed that they have a larger Seagate drive for even less!!!
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>>      Does anyone have any experience with the Seagate ST150176LC ? 50.1GB
>> SCA/80 pin HD $39.99
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Derek W. Keoughan,
Finnegan Software, Inc.,  Brampton, Ontario, Canada  http://www.finnsoft.com
416-410-4774 phone - 800-258-0033 toll free - 905-846-5516 fax

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and Upgrades





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