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Subject: Re: Are hardware vendors starting to bail on FreeBSD ... ?
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Marc G. Fournier writes:

> b. are ppl actually using/promoting SATA drives in a server environment?

I think for a small company there is little choice if you need serious 
capacity on a budget.

300GB SATA.. in the $150 and lower
300GB 10K RPM SCSI $650 and up

$500 difference per drive.
2U with 8 drives: 4,000 Difference.

Not to mention you can get 750GB SATA drives cheaper than 300GB SCSI.