Thought I would post this :-) 400gb HDD, amazing :-0 Starting with Seagate, we find 400GB disks coming to market around Fall 2004, in both internal and external formats. Dubbed the Barracuda 7200.8, you can probably guess that the rotational speed is 7,200 rpm, but now would be up to 16MB of cache and the first true SATA implementation - more on that in a second. The external variety will feature a push-button backup function and drive management software and efficient cooling so the disk inside doesn't cook itself. Back to the SATA thing, Seagate has demonstrated Native Command Queuing (NCQ) at WinHEC, showing just how poor typical parallel ATA really performs in comparison. Native SATA interfaces employing NCQ can deal with multiple outstanding I/O requests, whereas parallel ATA limits the entire ATA channel to only one outstanding I/O request. In contrast, SCSI has long held a huge advantage in that the controller manages I/O, and allows for one outstanding I/O request per drive. Native SATA and NCQ will, at very long last, bring 5 year old SCSI performance to the desktop. Perhaps I'm being a bit dramatic, but consider that SATA is rated at a max of 150MB/sec, and Ultra160 SCSI has been capable of 160MB/sec for years, only to be surpassed by the current Ultra320, and the future holds Serial Attached SCSI and/or Ultra640. Just some storage trivia to ponder while waiting for Seagate's NCQ drives to hit shelves, something I've been anticipating since the day SATA was announced. Every SATA drive out there today is a typical parallel ATA drive with a different connector. None of the juiciest SATA goodies are included. Okay, on to other things. Notebook users, such as myself, will welcome the latest in 100GB fashion accessories. Seagate is sharing the runway with Toshiba and Fujitsu on this one, but the spotlight does shine just a bit brighter on Seagate. Toshiba and Fujitsu will issue 4,200 rpm 2.5-inch disks, while Seagate will start with 5,400 rpm and move to 7,200 rpm by the end of the year. Having moved to a 7,200 rpm disk in my own notebook, I can firmly state that the rotational speed makes a world of difference in performance, but also in the amount of heat that must be moved. Let the prices and cooling capability of your notebook dictate which is right for you ________________________ MSI KT8 NEO Athlon 64 3200+ @ 2.0ghz 1.0 GB DDR PC3200 2X 160 GB HDD Hightech Excalibur Radeon 9800 Pro Iceq 128mb ( Core 425 MHz and Memory 380 MHz )

Geeezzzeee!!!400gb.what do people want to store on that,there whole neiborhood?and newyork state.I thought 160gb was big,but 400gb.Wow!!

I could use that up pretty quick lol ;-) It makes my 2x 160gb look tiny :-) ________________________ MSI KT8 NEO Athlon 64 3200+ @ 2.0ghz 1.0 GB DDR PC3200 2X 160 GB HDD Hightech Excalibur Radeon 9800 Pro Iceq 128mb ( Core 425 MHz and Memory 380 MHz )

lookslike you got a killer system from your specs.Wish i had one like that.it must just fly .You have 2 160gb.Holy moly.You like room.You must have a huge house.LOL!!

Yup this system is really fast, I use my main 160gb for XP and programs and the other for downloading and storing junk lol No big house :-( I'm just an 18yr old in a little house lol, all in the PC equipemnt is in my bedroom, all to myself lol :-) Going to buy an Acrylic case tomorrow and a few extra lights, can't wait :-) ________________________ MSI KT8 NEO Athlon 64 3200+ @ 2.0ghz 1.0 GB DDR PC3200 2X 160 GB HDD Hightech Excalibur Radeon 9800 Pro Iceq 128mb ( Core 425 MHz and Memory 380 MHz )

lol store the whole neighborhood, hmmm i would like 2 of those 400gb disks... infinite storage... hmmm... anyways i used to have to format my Master drive every 30 days because i liked XP so much but luckily i have my 40gb as slave :) i thought my 40gb was a lot Computer Technician

My 80Gig is plenty for quite some time even with the redundant stuff I haven't cleaned up for over a year. 400Gig...good for an entertainment rig. Not a necessity for anything else. Still pretty awesome...what's it cost? Skip