SATA on x3 series? Are we doomed? Less ATA-6s on NewEgg

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epu · #1 Post by **epu** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:16 am

I'm assuming we can't use the newer SATA drives on the IBM x3 series? I've read that we're only capable of using ATA-6. New Egg has more or less stopped carrying 7200 rpm ATA-6 Drive (I went last night and only saw ONE ATA-6 7200 rpm drive, down from almost 25 a month ago).

I guess we should buy those cheap pull-outs off of eBay now just to have in case something goes wrong?

phool@round · #2 Post by **phool@round** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:58 pm

I'll bet you didn't find this 2nd try!

mpcook · #3 Post by **mpcook** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:21 pm

phool@round wrote:I'll bet you didn't find this beauty!

Unfortunately it's a 3 1/2 inch drive, otherwise I would get two!

Mike

phool@round · #4 Post by **phool@round** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:26 pm

LOL....... In that case....... what a waste of MONEY!!!!!!

Hang on, let me try again.........

phool@round · #5 Post by **phool@round** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:33 pm

Try again Mike....... not as good, but not bad.

phool@round · #6 Post by **phool@round** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:46 pm

Here's another link with slower rotational speeds than 7200 *but* PATA aint dead yet.....some decent prices here.

losmeme · #7 Post by **losmeme** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 7:50 am

This company has a lot of PATA drives for sale:

http://www.centrix-intl.com/list.asp?CategoryID=1#3

I have ordered from them on several occassions in the past. They do a good job at order fullfillment. Some of their pricing is crazy (CPUs), but for cables they are some of the least expensive I have found on the net. Lots of shipping options as well.

They have 7200rpm, 100GB 7K100s for $90 that still have a warranty until 2009, so they aren't refurbed drives.

SATA on x3 series? Are we doomed? Less ATA-6s on NewEgg

SATA on x3 series? Are we doomed? Less ATA-6s on NewEgg

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