[CUBE] Seagate Barracuda IV vs. V

[Thubten Kunga]

Yes. My choice would be the IV. Do they have a 120 GB model for $120 or 
$130? That price for the 80 is excellent.

k

On Wednesday, February 26, 2003, at 09:22  AM, Michael Blossom wrote:

> 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