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From: David Leimbach <leimy2k@mac.com>
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Gabriel,

>>> Interesting, since no one's made any PATA drives that spin at
>>> 10,000 RPM as far as I know.  For some reason I thought the
>>> interface change allowed for this (but couldn't come up with a
>>> good reason why it would make a difference).  :)
>
> SS> Hmm, PR? pricing? I guess its easier to make people shell out $$
> SS> for a pretty expensive 36G drive if you add SATA to the mix of 
> features :)
>
> Actually, that drive is more like a SCSI drive with SATA connectors.
> FWIW, it's still cheaper than a SCSI drive with the same specs and it
> got 5 years warranty so I hope it is actually built better than the
> desktop crap we see dying like the flies here (hint: massive airstream
> over the disks helps a lot, cooler disks live much longer, so if you
> can accept the noise, get some badass 12CM fan to cool them ;-).
>

I feel less betrayed now.

> Regards,
> Gabriel
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