[CUBE] Seagate Barracuda IV vs. V

[Michael Blossom]

So does everyone interpret this as meaning that a IV is more desirable
unless you use it in a RAID?

- Mike



>This is from seagate:
>
>From: Disc.PreSales.Email.Support at seagate.com
>Date: Mon Nov 11, 2002  8:02:00 AM US/Pacific
>To: jstobias at uclink.berkeley.edu
>Subject: Re: |||ATA|How much quieter are the
>
>
>  In response to you inquiries regarding Barracuda Ultra ATA IV and
>  Barracuda V are 7,200-rpm hard drives accoustic, we must tell you that
>  both models have Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motors which makes them 
>the
>  world's only virtually silent hard drives.  The Barracuda V is a new 
>model
>  and it will be the best combination of performance, acoustics and
>  reliability.   There are no significant differences other than the
>  Barracuda V has a slower transfer rate so it can RAID. The RAID 
>controller
>  cards had trouble with a 50 Mega Bytes per Second transfer so it is 
>slowed
>  down to 44MB/sec.
>
>
>  Regards,
>
>  Ahiezer B.
>  Disc Presales
>
>
>about the 8mb buffer. Seagate is producing or will produce an 8mb 
>barracuda V with a serial ATA interface. This interface isn't 
>compatible with the cube.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>
>On Wednesday, February 26, 2003, at 03:13 AM, K Peex1 wrote:
>
>> Can anyone explain the differences between the Seagate Barracuda IV 
>> model (Manufacturer Part# ST380021A) and the Seagate Barracuda V model 
>> (Manufacturer Part# ST380023A)? Both are 80 GB.
>>
>> And does it make any difference to our Cubes? I assume the difference 
>> is Ultra ATA and "non-ultra" ATA?
>>
>> Did Seagate ever make "special edition" Barracudas with an 8 MB buffer?
>>
>> Dell home has the IV 80 GB for US $83 and the V model for US $88 with 
>> free shipping.
>>
>> Thanks for any help!
>>
>> Kevin