Advice on buying Hard Drive for the Mac Pro please

[hajime]

I plan to buy a 1TB drive for the Mac Pro. From the specifications posted on the Apple website, SATA-2 is not listed. Does that mean Mac Pros only support SATA and SAS? I consider to buy a 750-1TB drive (7200rpm or above) with 32MB cache. Any recommendation? Thanks.

 

[macintosh tech]

"3Gb/s Serial ATA "

That is SATA2. SATA (1) is 1.5Gb/s. So SATA2 drives will work just fine for you. 頑張ってください！

 

[hajime]

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11

Thanks for the info. Is the Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 (7200rpm, 32MB cache) the best we can get for the Mac Pro?

 

[nick9191]

I'd recommend the Samsung F1 as opposed to the Seagate.

 

[hajime]

I'd recommend the Samsung F1 as opposed to the Seagate.

Do you mean the Samsung SpinPoint F1 (HD103UJ) 1000GB SATA/300?

 

[nanofrog]

Some SATA I drives are able to operate at 3.0 Gb/s. Its the most notable feature, and has caused quite a bit of confusion. For a drive to be SATA II, additional specifications are required.

This may help: http://www.serialata.org/namingguidelines.asp