[geeks] Impressive...

[Sridhar Ayengar]

nate at portents.com wrote:
>> You can fit five 3.5" drives in three 5.25" bays, or 4.5TB.
> 
> This is what I get for not drinking my coffee before emailing - five 1.5TB
> drives would be 7.5TB, not 4.5TB.  So data density is actually higher with
> 3.5" drives, but my point about RAID flexibility stands with 2.5" drives.

But I would also bet that twelve 2.5" drives would use more power than 
five 3.5" drives.

Peace...  Sridhar