I was told that Seagate is the most reliable scsi so I did a search on scsi drives. I think this is a low end seagate. Does anyone have experience with this drive?

http://www.seagate.com/support/disc/specs/scsi/st173404lcv.html

This is the most space per the buck drive I could find.

Check out http://www.storagereview.com

Regarding st173404lcv:


1.) It's not a very new drive, but it's still U160
2.) 4MB or 16MB cache. Check it out before you buy - of course, the more the better ;)
3.) Some resellers advertise 5.2ms seek time, but Seagate page 6.15ms
4.) Watch out - some companies sell it as a refurbished drive
5.) 80 PIN. You may need to order an adapter to 68 PIN) - depends on your motherboard (if scsi card is built in) or your SCSI card
6.) Check out warranty. Some resellers offer 1 year, some 5 year warranty.

Seagate SCSI drives (Cheetah version) are the best! Then of course IBM SCSI :)

Enjoy Holidays!

Originally posted by ClusterMania
I was told that Seagate is the most reliable scsi so I did a search on scsi drives. I think this is a low end seagate. Does anyone have experience with this drive?




You tend to get what you pay for.

Reliability can and does vary with model and drive type. The Seagate Cheetah X15, for example, is an excellent drive; but that performance and reliability may or may not be present in other Seagate drives.

The StorageReview site mentioned in a previous message is your friend...

Thanks guys, especially Rackmy.com =) You always give very useful input. I am learning more and more everyday as I read the forums and as I ask questions. When I get all my hardware setup I will learn even more by making every mistake in the book. That's how I normally learn but I hope I make all of them fast and fix them fast =)


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