15K SCSI cheaper than ever

I recall paying $30 for my 18GB 15K drive a few years ago, which was a good deal.

Now there is a steady supply of 74GB Fujitsu drives going for about $30 on ebay.
I won one last week, and today won a Adaptec 29160N for $20 shipped.
Beats any SATA solution, no matter what StorageReview's lame benchmarks say.

Eric Gisin wrote in news:13m2q1mj9eq6c8@corp.supernews.com
> I recall paying $30 for my 18GB 15K drive a few years ago, which was a good
> deal.

Because it mysteriously fell off a truck?

>
> Now there is a steady supply of 74GB Fujitsu drives going for about $30 on
> ebay. I won one last week, and today won a Adaptec 29160N for $20 shipped.
> Beats any SATA solution,

> no matter what StorageReview's lame benchmarks say.

Probably *because* of what "StorageReview's lame benchmarks say".

"Folkert Rienstra" <see_reply-to@myweb.nl> wrote in message
news:476187db$0$57809$dbd4f001@news.wanadoo.nl...
> Eric Gisin wrote in news:13m2q1mj9eq6c8@corp.supernews.com
>> I recall paying $30 for my 18GB 15K drive a few years ago, which was a good
>> deal.
>
> Because it mysteriously fell off a truck?
>
Wotz the matter FolkNutz, didn't take you meds today?
>>
>> Now there is a steady supply of 74GB Fujitsu drives going for about $30 on
>> ebay. I won one last week, and today won a Adaptec 29160N for $20 shipped.
>> Beats any SATA solution,
>
>> no matter what StorageReview's lame benchmarks say.
>
> Probably *because* of what "StorageReview's lame benchmarks say".

Wot do they say FolkNutz?

On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:05:13 -0800, Eric Gisin wrote:

> I recall paying $30 for my 18GB 15K drive a few years ago, which was a
> good deal.
>
> Now there is a steady supply of 74GB Fujitsu drives going for about $30
> on ebay. I won one last week, and today won a Adaptec 29160N for $20
> shipped. Beats any SATA solution, no matter what StorageReview's lame
> benchmarks say.

Are these amazingly cheap drives proper parallel-SCSI or the SAS variant
drives?
BTW Fujitsu (IDE) drives are rubbish - or were a few years ago.

--
Jeremy Boden
"64 bits good, 32 bits bad"

In article <13m3jd9nip4772@corp.supernews.com>, Jeremy Boden
<jeremy@moiety.plus.com> writes

>BTW Fujitsu (IDE) drives are rubbish - or were a few years ago.

Their SCSI drives are pretty good tho. OEM'd by the likes of HPaq.

--
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Eric Gisin wrote in news:13m3ilq1ohqn0cf@corp.supernews.com
> "Folkert Rienstra" wrote in message news:476187db$0$57809$dbd4f001@news.wanadoo.nl...
> > Eric Gisin wrote in news:13m2q1mj9eq6c8@corp.supernews.com
> > > I recall paying $30 for my 18GB 15K drive a few years ago, which was a
> > > good deal.
> >
> > Because it mysteriously fell off a truck?

> Wotz the matter FolkNutz, didn't take you meds today?

Nope. You?

> > >
> > > Now there is a steady supply of 74GB Fujitsu drives going for about $30 on
> > > ebay. I won one last week, and today won a Adaptec 29160N for $20 shipped.
> > > Beats any SATA solution,
> >
> > > no matter what StorageReview's lame benchmarks say.
> >
> > Probably *because* of what "StorageReview's lame benchmarks say".

> Wot do they say FolkNutz?

Ah, so you didn't read them either then.

Mike Tomlinson wrote in news:9GZcFVAizgbHFwZs@jasper.org.uk
> In article <13m3jd9nip4772@corp.supernews.com>, Jeremy Boden <jeremy@moiety.plus.com> writes
>
> > BTW Fujitsu (IDE) drives are rubbish - or were a few years ago.
>
> Their SCSI drives are pretty good tho.

> OEM'd by the likes of HPaq.

So? So are Seagate.

In article <476f4a81$0$47127$892e7fe2@authen.yellow.readfreen ews.net>,
Folkert Rienstra <see_reply-to@myweb.nl> writes
>Mike Tomlinson wrote in news:9GZcFVAizgbHFwZs@jasper.org.uk
>> In article <13m3jd9nip4772@corp.supernews.com>, Jeremy Boden
><jeremy@moiety.plus.com> writes
>>
>> > BTW Fujitsu (IDE) drives are rubbish - or were a few years ago.
>>
>> Their SCSI drives are pretty good tho.
>
>> OEM'd by the likes of HPaq.
>
>So?

Take some lessons in English comprehension Folkert, and while you're at
it, ask about implied meanings. You take things too literally; a google
on "excessive literality" throws up some interesting responses.

The implication of my comment, for your sole benefit, is that HPaq OEM
Fujitsu SCSI drives for use in their servers, so they are likely to be
pretty good, since HPaq sell good quality stuff.

Take your meds, they'll make you feel better.

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