specs
RAID 5 with 4x WD 6400AAKS 640GB SATA disks on Ciprico RAIDcore RC5252-8 8port SAS/SATA controller PCIe x4
read/write cache is on
further specs of the machine
lian li pc 6070 casing with ex34 hdd bay
amd x2 3800+ ee, 1GB ram, asus m2a-vm mainboard
advertised 1840GB, usable 1670GB...
Not wrong.. but I think it's too big just for OS/apps/games for most. Like said, partitioned as boot + storage it's ok I guess.I think it's very quiet too, but I cant notice any difference with 500AAKS or 320JS
AACS is also lesser available and even more expensive here.. will that outweigh...
WD 640GB indeed.. the AAKS not AACS, looking at some test results..
I've got one AAKS until now, it's very fast, noticable faster than WD 500AAKS.
Also one of the lowest price per GB
Green series is variable RPM so min. 5400.. that's all I know
I want to order 2 AACS for my fileserver because this shop in particular doesnt have AAKS (I already have one 6400AAKS which is fast & quiet as well)
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