Re[2]: SiI3112 SATA controller problems - status

Hi Soren Schmidt,
you wrote.

SS> It seems Will Andrews wrote:
>> On Tue, Sep 30, 2003 at 10:22:33PM +0200, Soren Schmidt wrote:
>> > No what I mean is that the Raptor is a PATA device fitted with a
>> > marvell PATA->SATA converter "on board", its not a "pure" SATA
>> > design, but just the old stuff they used to make with the marvell
>> > chip kludged on the back :)
>> > 
>> > The power connector is uninteresting in this context.
>> 
>> Interesting, since no one's made any PATA drives that spin at
>> 10,000 RPM as far as I know.  For some reason I thought the
>> interface change allowed for this (but couldn't come up with a
>> good reason why it would make a difference).  :)

SS> Hmm, PR? pricing? I guess its easier to make people shell out $$
SS> for a pretty expensive 36G drive if you add SATA to the mix of features :)

Actually, that drive is more like a SCSI drive with SATA connectors.
FWIW, it's still cheaper than a SCSI drive with the same specs and it
got 5 years warranty so I hope it is actually built better than the
desktop crap we see dying like the flies here (hint: massive airstream
over the disks helps a lot, cooler disks live much longer, so if you
can accept the noise, get some badass 12CM fan to cool them ;-).

Regards,
Gabriel