x61s SATA speed?

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Jim K · #1 Post by **Jim K** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 8:39 pm

Does anyone know what the max speed the x61s SATA i/face supports? SATA 150 or SATA 300?

sugo · #2 Post by **sugo** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 8:45 pm

SATA 150.

Jim K · #3 Post by **Jim K** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 8:53 pm

thank you sugo... I thought that was probably the case... where did you get that info from?

#4 Post by **tomh009** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 4:38 am

... but since no SATA drives approach the 1.5 Mb/s throughput yet, the interface speed is, and likely will remain for the next few years, pretty much irrelevant.

Jim K · #5 Post by **Jim K** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:45 am

that's interesting... if that's the case, why does hitachi offer the 7K200 series drives including the 200gb 2-1/2" SATA drive in both SATA 1.5Gb/s and 3Gb/s versions??? they list the throughput as "up to 876 MB/s". so why would they offer a 3Gb/s interface??

HTS722020K9A300 = SATA 3Gb/s Interface
HTS722020K9SA00 = SATA 1.5Gb/s Interface

Is there a difference in the connector? Can a SATA 3Gb/s driver be plugged into a SATA 1.5Gb/s interface? Looking at the spec sheet, I can't see any difference in the electrical specs between the two parts...

#6 Post by **tomh009** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 8:21 am

There are some SATA controllers that are only compatible with a single interface speed; hence drive manufacturers may offer both speeds.

x61s SATA speed?

x61s SATA speed?

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