On Thu, May 11, 2006 at 03:38:31PM -0700, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > > >>You want an in-depth comparison of how a server disk drive is internally > >>better than a desktop drive: > >> > >> http://www.seagate.com/content/docs/pdf/whitepaper/D2c_More_than_Interface_ATA_vs_SCSI_042003.pdf > > > >BTW, someone (Western Digital?) is now offering SATA drives that carry > >the same MTBF/warranty/what-not as their SCSI drives. I can't remember > >if they actually claim that it's the same mechanisms just with a > >different controller on the drive... > > Well western digital and Seagate both carry 5 year warranties. Seagate I > believe does on almost all of there products. WD you have to pick the > right drive. I know that someone recently made a big PR push about how you could get 'server reliability' in some of their SATA drives, but maybe now everyone's starting to do it. I suspect the premium you can charge for it offsets the costs, provided that you switch all your production over rather than trying to segregate production lines. -- Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant jnasby@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Pervasive Software http://pervasive.com work: 512-231-6117 vcard: http://jim.nasby.net/pervasive.vcf cell: 512-569-9461
