Drive speed [was: Re: [rescue] What sucks.]

[Scott Newell]

At 04:25 PM 7/25/2002 -0700, James Lockwood wrote:
>
>Use Elite-47's instead.  $50 or so from Ebay, cheaper per GB and hold
>twice the data.  They're really not very loud as they only run at 5400rpm.

You ain't kidding:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2040527625
5.25x16" of drives for $100, disappating ~100W.  Jeez.  I've never seen a
drive in that form factor before.  14 (!) platters?

>Keep in mind that with 5.25" platters, this translates to a 3.5" speed of
>8100rpm at the outer edge.

Of course.

newell