At 1:27 PM -0500 2/7/2003, P.F.Grenier wrote: >On Friday, Feb 7, 2003, at 12:53 US/Eastern, the pickle wrote: > >> At 21:20 -0600 on 07/02/03, Jim Raper wrote: >> >>> 100+ PCs ranging from 200 Mhz to 1 GHz+. Is there any reason not to >>> purchase 7200 speed hard drives? >> >> Heat is a legitimate concern, though IDE drives don't tend to heat up >> as much >> as SCSI drives do. >> > >Why would the interface make a temperature difference?
SCSI drives, especially now, tend to be server oriented and are higher performance. So even at the same spindle speed they may have a more powerful head positioning drive which makes for more heat. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
