According to StorageReview.com...
"Raptor continues to deliver excellent performance and maintains its position as the fastest SATA drive around."
That being the case, why is it that Raptors, which are 10,000 RPM, use 1.5 Gb/s SATA while you see 7200 RPM drives using 3.0Gb/s SATA? Please help me fill in the gaps in my understanding. If the fastest SATA drives are SATA 1.5Gb/s then what is the point of manufacturing slower drives with more bandwidth than is being used by even the fastest drive? It seems to me that if any drive would use the extra bandwidth it would be the 10,000 Raptors.
Any shared insight would be appreciated.
"Raptor continues to deliver excellent performance and maintains its position as the fastest SATA drive around."
That being the case, why is it that Raptors, which are 10,000 RPM, use 1.5 Gb/s SATA while you see 7200 RPM drives using 3.0Gb/s SATA? Please help me fill in the gaps in my understanding. If the fastest SATA drives are SATA 1.5Gb/s then what is the point of manufacturing slower drives with more bandwidth than is being used by even the fastest drive? It seems to me that if any drive would use the extra bandwidth it would be the 10,000 Raptors.
Any shared insight would be appreciated.