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    is there any SCSI or SAS disk laptops out there?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Bashar, Oct 9, 2007.

  1. Bashar

    Bashar Notebook Evangelist

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    Hello,
    I was wondering is there any SCSI or SAS disk laptops out there?
     
    Bashar, Oct 9, 2007
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    None that I know of. The only real benefit in those types of disks are in the server market.
     
    Greg, Oct 9, 2007
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  3. attrezzop

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    It would be nice to have 10000 rpm SAS drives in a laptop wouldn't it.


    What's the issue? Is it a heat/power consumption thing?
     
    attrezzop, Oct 19, 2007
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  4. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    I'll bet that's at least part of the story. I think you'll start needing active cooling for HDD's after 7200RPM and seeing notebook cooling systems are already pretty stressed...
     
    Commander Wolf, Oct 19, 2007
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  5. kalm

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    it would be nice but it would be too costly both in terms of price and power. one option you might have is to get a notebook with an esata 3g connector and use an external sata hd. if i remember correctly sas uses sata connectivity.
     
    kalm, Oct 19, 2007
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  6. Ken Wind

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    In terms of performance and reliability shouldn't SSD be close to SCSI?
     
    Ken Wind, Oct 19, 2007
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    For reading, yes. For writing, no.
     
    star882, Oct 19, 2007
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    The closest you can get is a PCMCIA SCSI card, I know Sun used to offer some SPARC based laptops with the option.
     
    Ethyriel, Oct 19, 2007
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