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Any single platter IDE/SCSI HDDs from ~y2000?

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First post, by Vaudane

Posted on 2020-08-13, 16:55

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Trying to get a spec-list for my "ultimate year 2000 birthday" build as a distraction from all this covid and working-from-home rubbish. I'm basing it off the build shown here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EipIq8nnwas

One thing I'm struggling with is I'd like a single platter main boot drive similar to him, but I see the drive he uses is from 2003. This isn't easy information to find and I never really did any hardware shopping when I was actually that age. Is there any good single-platter drives I could be on the look out for? I don't mind whether it's IDE or SCSI as I haven't decided what interface I'm going to use yet.

Reply 1 of 2, by pentiumspeed

Posted on 2020-08-13, 19:24

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If was 1 head thing, this will slow you down so much. Hunt for 1 platter with two heads, takes some googling on the models. Include specifications in the google search text string.

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Great Northern aka Canada.

Reply 2 of 2, by Grzyb

Posted on 2020-08-13, 19:47

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Certain Quantum Bigfoot models are single-platter, and indeed they are sluggish.

Interestingly, those Seagate Decathlon (ST-5****A) 3.5" slim-line drives usually aren't single-platter, with the exception of ST-5540A.

Nie tylko, jak widzicie, w tym trudność, że nie zdołacie wejść no moja górę, lecz i w tym, ze ja do was cały zejść nie mogę, gdyż schodząc, gubię po drodze to, co miałem donieść.

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