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01-20-2003, 03:43 AM

i have this seagate ultra3 scsi 10k 36gb
i searched this on the web and all i can find about this is it costs 200 -300$$
damn, that much for a 36gb? does anybody know y is this thing that much and y??

01-20-2003, 04:56 AM

cause its scsi.. thats why.

36gb 10k drives are spensive.

nice find. if you were to sell that you would get alot of interest.

01-20-2003, 11:08 AM

Because it's scsi, it's Ultra3, it's 10k RPM, and it probably has a large buffer. More details below if you're bored or care.

SCSI drives cost more for a few reasons. One is that they're better made (more for business critical apps than the average IDE drive) which is why they tend to carry 5 year warranties where IDE drives usually sit around 3. They traditionally are much faster due to the interface and also tend to have higher spindle speeds....higher spindle speed means higher cost. Larger buffers also lead to the higher performance, meaning higher cost. SCSI drives have their own controlling chips built into them for arbitration and other functions....higher cost there too.

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01-20-2003, 12:25 PM

hey thanks guys that helps ...now i also find out buyin a scsi card is expensive to able to use it in pc. i'll probably sell it on ebay or sum other pc warehouse around my area

Racing Rice · 01-20-2003, 12:45 PM

You should be able to find a decent SCSI card thats not to bad in price. Though I havent really priced them.

01-22-2003, 07:52 PM

i went through this a few weeks ago and i noticed the same thing. I ended up getting a 180 gig western digital for the same price. Sure the spindle speed is a little slower (7200) but that a lot of hd for a hell of a price. I paid 200 shipped for it. Check ebay there is a ton of them on there.

01-22-2003, 08:09 PM

yea i posted it up on ebay ...i dont think anybody would buy it here tho ...
i saw them going for $120 for the same specs but the brand is either oem or ibm ...not that much with seagate

01-26-2003, 02:41 PM

Unless you do a lot of high powered computing, lose the SCSI, just no need. SCSI is generally used in workstations (super high-powered desktops) and servers.

btw, OEM indicates that it is original equipment, OEM is not a brand.

01-20-2003, 03:43 AM	#1
chrsg546 Posts: n/a	ok, i got another one ->Ultra3 SCSI??? i have this seagate ultra3 scsi 10k 36gb i searched this on the web and all i can find about this is it costs 200 -300$$ damn, that much for a 36gb? does anybody know y is this thing that much and y??

01-20-2003, 12:45 PM	#5
Racing Rice Project Combat Honda Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Highland,OH Age: 45 Posts: 7,985	You should be able to find a decent SCSI card thats not to bad in price. Though I havent really priced them. __________________ Racing Rice

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01-20-2003, 04:56 AM	#2
Maxvla Posts: n/a	cause its scsi.. thats why. 36gb 10k drives are spensive. nice find. if you were to sell that you would get alot of interest.

01-20-2003, 11:08 AM	#3
spoogenet Posts: n/a	Because it's scsi, it's Ultra3, it's 10k RPM, and it probably has a large buffer. More details below if you're bored or care. SCSI drives cost more for a few reasons. One is that they're better made (more for business critical apps than the average IDE drive) which is why they tend to carry 5 year warranties where IDE drives usually sit around 3. They traditionally are much faster due to the interface and also tend to have higher spindle speeds....higher spindle speed means higher cost. Larger buffers also lead to the higher performance, meaning higher cost. SCSI drives have their own controlling chips built into them for arbitration and other functions....higher cost there too. b

01-20-2003, 12:25 PM	#4
chrsg546 Posts: n/a	hey thanks guys that helps ...now i also find out buyin a scsi card is expensive to able to use it in pc. i'll probably sell it on ebay or sum other pc warehouse around my area

01-22-2003, 07:52 PM	#6
Boosted3g Posts: n/a	i went through this a few weeks ago and i noticed the same thing. I ended up getting a 180 gig western digital for the same price. Sure the spindle speed is a little slower (7200) but that a lot of hd for a hell of a price. I paid 200 shipped for it. Check ebay there is a ton of them on there.

01-22-2003, 08:09 PM	#7
chrsg546 Posts: n/a	yea i posted it up on ebay ...i dont think anybody would buy it here tho ... i saw them going for $120 for the same specs but the brand is either oem or ibm ...not that much with seagate

01-26-2003, 02:41 PM	#8
DumbMoFo Posts: n/a	Unless you do a lot of high powered computing, lose the SCSI, just no need. SCSI is generally used in workstations (super high-powered desktops) and servers. btw, OEM indicates that it is original equipment, OEM is not a brand.