Drives that spin at 15,000RPM are mainly targeted at the enterprise segment as it's usually the kind of storage solution that could deliver high data throughput which large organizations require. Such drives are normally priced at a premium although the capacities offered are always lower than the desktop variants. What the enterprise IT manager require is something that's reliable and fast.
Drives with 15,000RPM spindle speed are usually offered in two types of high performance interfaces; either in Ultra320 SCSI or Fibre Channel. High performance hard drives that come with Fibre Channel interface are usually more expensive than those with Ultra320 SCSI and are rarely found in the retail channel. The more common Ultra320 SCSI interface are those that's currently populating most of the store shelves, thanks to the high penetration of SCSI controllers. In fact, prices of SCSI hard drives have dropped quite significantly over the years simply because Ultra320 SCSI controllers are so widely accepted, available and affordable today.
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Aug 12, 2003, 05:19 PM
