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I want a raptor, but can't justify their high price
Why dont other companies make similar drivers to increase competition and lower prices?
Why dont other companies make similar drivers to increase competition and lower prices?
Humey said:None, for good reason, all the big players apart from WD make SCSI drives so they dont want to hurt their own pocket, WD dont have this problem so have a monopoly for 10k SATA hdd's
AndyC said:That makes sense, I always wondered - out of interest how does the performance compare to a 10K scsi drive.
ACPCUP said:Does windows load up faster with a raptor?
max power said:i was thinking about some peoples reasoning behing why more manufactures dont make 10k sata drives. because they dont want to hurt their scsi market. that really doesnt make a lot of sence to me. u cant buy a sata drive and plug it into a scsi cable. entire companies buisness are not going to just toss out their scsi and buy sata.
ByteJuggler said:Maybe not immediately, but you can bet your bottom dollar that they will when they buy new kit, if the Sata kit has the same MTBF and general performance profile of their currently expensive SCSI kit... Upgrades and the purchasing happens every so often in businesses as it does in end-users...