Maxtor SATA MaXLine III

[Suhit Gupta]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.biosmagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=1035' target='_blank'>http://www.biosmagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=1035</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Maxtor has introduced its third-generation MaXLine series of hard disks. Originally introduced over two years ago as the 120GB and 160GB DiamondMax D540X drives, the MaXLine series are designed for larger organisations and ship with a whopping 16MB buffer, native command queuing (up to 32 instructions execution to improve storage subsystem bandwidth), and additional SATA II features. They also feature a three-platter design and offer capacities of 250GB and 300GB. This type of drive is designed to serve as an intermediary hard disk where data is staged and prepared for backup while remaining randomly accessible, though not at the speeds delivered by primary storage."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/maxline.jpg" /><br /><br />Oh, if only you could see me doing a little jiggity jig right now. ;-) This is totally sweet. 16MB buffer, SATA II, native command queuing, 250-300GB, Wow! It spins at 7200rpm, and that is perhaps the only thing that I can find 'wrong' with this drive, but I am sure they will come out with higher speed models soon. These drives will apparently start shipping next quarter, and we will find out about pricing then.

[cmchavez]

8O Just what I want for my future computer upgrade! I don't know about anyone else, but SCSI drives that only have 76 gigs of storage leave me feeling kinda empty. Bring on the big stuff! :twisted:

[rubberdemon]

I thought 7200 RPM was considered high-speed? Isn't there a speed when the chance of the disk flying apart is greater? I'd be a little worried about a 10,000 RPM or higher disk, but maybe that's silly...

[Suhit Gupta]

I thought 7200 RPM was considered high-speed? Isn't there a speed when the chance of the disk flying apart is greater? I'd be a little worried about a 10,000 RPM or higher disk, but maybe that's silly...
7200rpm is typically considered for consumers. Servers ordinarily use 10,000 rpm drives or even 15,000 rpm drives. I have started seeing gaming machines and high end machines, especially ones that do a lot of I/O tasks and disk access like one that do a lot of video processing, utilize 10,000rpm disks.

BTW, I can assure you, the platters are not in any danger of flying out of the drives and striking poor unsuspecting bystanders. ;-)

Suhit

[dean_shan]

Oh, if only you could see me doing a little jiggity jig right now. ;-)

Oh I can image, casue I'm doing the same thing now. But seriously, film your dance. We all want to see. :wink:

[Lee Yuan Sheng]

Seems overspeced.. can it reach SATA transfer rates?