New Samsung drive

[yeti]

Tannin should leap with joy, Samsung at last came up with their 80GB/p drive, even if it's only two platters:

http://www.samsung.ca:3304/cgi-bin/...duct_detail.jsp?LoginFlag=NO&prod_id=SP1604N#[/url]

 

[time]

That could be a really nice solution for archival purposes. Assuming it's as reliable and quiet as we expect Samsung to be.

 

[CougTek]

I wonder how succesful their implementation of an 8MB buffer will be as far as performance goes? I would like to find a good reason to like Samsung drives, given their 3 years warranty.

 

[blakerwry]

I wouldn't mind trying this drive in my next system.

 

[Tea]

And not before time! Just so long as it is as reliable as the previous model, that's the main thing. And we should have it pretty soon: Samsung tend not to pre-announce. They wait till the unit is in volume production before they publicise it. Good!