T travisg96 New Member Jan 15, 2017 #1 there is a pile of used SAS drives at a local computer reuse store. what are the diferences between SAS and SATA. is one better than the other?
there is a pile of used SAS drives at a local computer reuse store. what are the diferences between SAS and SATA. is one better than the other?
voyagerfan99 Master of Turning Things Off and Back On Again Staff member Jan 15, 2017 #2 SAS are for use in servers.
Cromewell Administrator Staff member Jan 16, 2017 #3 Serial attached SCSI vs Serial ATA. One will work in your home computer, the other won't unless you have a SAS controller add-in card.
Serial attached SCSI vs Serial ATA. One will work in your home computer, the other won't unless you have a SAS controller add-in card.
T travisg96 New Member Jan 16, 2017 #4 Having to get a new controller was a given. What I was wondering is what are the pros and cons to each type of drive?
Having to get a new controller was a given. What I was wondering is what are the pros and cons to each type of drive?
voyagerfan99 Master of Turning Things Off and Back On Again Staff member Jan 17, 2017 #5 travisg96 said: Having to get a new controller was a given. What I was wondering is what are the pros and cons to each type of drive? Click to expand... http://www.enterprisestorageforum.com/storage-technology/sas-vs.-sata-1.html
travisg96 said: Having to get a new controller was a given. What I was wondering is what are the pros and cons to each type of drive? Click to expand... http://www.enterprisestorageforum.com/storage-technology/sas-vs.-sata-1.html
Geoff VIP Member Jan 17, 2017 #6 travisg96 said: Having to get a new controller was a given. What I was wondering is what are the pros and cons to each type of drive? Click to expand... Reliability and performance. If performance is your main goal though, you're much better off with an SSD.
travisg96 said: Having to get a new controller was a given. What I was wondering is what are the pros and cons to each type of drive? Click to expand... Reliability and performance. If performance is your main goal though, you're much better off with an SSD.
