-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Friday 03 September 2004 3:53 pm, Randall R Schulz wrote:
While I generally accept that longer warrantees are generally associated with better quality ... generally. But it's far from a sure thing.
Absolutely. A while back my brother bought a WD drive that had a 1 year warranty. In the box was an order form for a 3 year warranty for $10.
For what it's worth, I've always insisted on the fastest SCSI interface and drives I can get at the time I put a system together. Right now I'm running a dual channel Ultra 160 controller (Adaptec 39160) and 10,000 RPM drives. In the future, I may be willing to go the SATA route, though I would probably not be satisfied with only two SATA channels, as is still pretty common for on-board SATA support.
Check out these Epox boards which have 6 onboard SATA interfaces: http://www.epox.com/USA/product.asp?id=EP-8KDA3plus http://www.epox.com/USA/product.asp?id=EP-8HDA3plus http://www.epox.com/USA/product.asp?id=EP-8HDA5plus - -- James Oakley Engineering - SolutionInc Ltd. joakley@solutioninc.com http://www.solutioninc.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This e-mail is CONFIDENTIAL and contains information intended only for the person(s) named. Any other distribution, copying or disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify me immediately at 902 420 0077 or reply by e-mail to the sender and destroy the original communication. Thank You. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBOS3Q4U2uQswGyDcRAjOZAJ0blpIsvAoYVEiZK8L/Q2sGlMe5MACdE7z3 sb4K6oPk5KZZV6BDmPt1iHg= =16UG -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----