>You are talking max rates, not sustained write rates. Big difference. >Typical SATA 3.0 drives will write well under that 746Mbps threshold. You >can look at actual sustained transfer speeds of a WD 10k rpm hard drive and >it will sit under 650Mbps. Not enough for HD.
I see you are behind the times on this too. The ST31500341AS Barracuda SATA drive (1.5TB for $290) has a sustained data transfer rate of 960Mbps, well over the 746Mbps threshold. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
