I would also like to see PATA vs SATA in various RAID configs... I know they are roughly equal in performance for solo drives... but I honestly haven't heard anything about RAID setups. I know the raptors are 10,000RPMs and should wipe the floor with all other desktop solutions, but I would be interested in finding out if there is a general performance difference between PATA and SATA for a RAID setup.
I havent seen the Matrix:Revolutions yet either. I've heard good (and bad) things about it. I think I'm going to wait until it hits the Metreon's IMAX Theater in SF.
About the printer review: Can you please have a section about how much the printer actually costs to use per page? We all know that printer companies make their money off the ink, especially with the special "photographic" inks.
I´m with #3. I would be very interested in a comparison between RAID and non-RAID for general applications and gaming. I hear a lot about how RAID is so great but hardly can find any evidence in the form of a direct comparison. Besides that I´m also interested in the new Raptor with 73 gigs. seems like a great (expensive) drive.
#7 - Sorry, I didn't mean the general AT readerbase, I'm sure that was totally unaffected. I just meant the blog readerbase who probably gave up on it after no updates for a month and a half.
Thanks for the updates. Handing a hard drive review that had some crappy old drives thrown in would be nice. Its always nice to be able to compare equipment that is equivelent to yours with the new shiny stuff. Thats actually been a beef of mine with video card reviews lately. The all seem to compare card in the same segemnt so I cant compare a 9000 vs a 9800. Having a TNT2U or gf4 mx440 in there would be really cool, like a base. Tom's used to have great reviews that would have everything from the top end to old stuff, but alas no more. Also a round up of ATI cards and Nvidia card would be nice for the holidays becaue they have both released so many confusing cards(9600, 9600 pro, 9600 SE, 9600 XT) no-one has all of them in one review.
I don't think his reader base depended on his blog. AT articles and reviews are still the best. No one can compare to AT reviews and articles. And they cover loads of topics.
Uh 118 comments in 43 days works out to about 3 comments per day. These new (daily) posts have more than that. It's cute that you're disgusted, but calm down there and think for a second charlie.
Non-Top Related: Isn't it funny that now Anand posted on his blog two days in a row and hardly anyone has the time to comment on his posts. When he away for a month, then people came here and flamed him. All those people disgust me.
About storage: I would love to see how different RAID configurations affect the file system speed in practice and how they affect overall system "speed" or responsivness in general usage. Including SCSI both RAID and non-RAID into this would be great.
With the SATA RAID being available on almost every new mainboard I think this is now worth investigating and I'd expect a lot o people to be interested.
BTW, I've been reading Anandtech for a few years now, great site! :)
As far as feedback on storage, You could either go for enthusiasts or enterprise in mind. I think most know the differences between SATA and PATA drives at the moment, performance is quite similar. Only the Raptor drives have peaked my interest thus far, perfect for a home user setup. I've been out of the server enviroment for years now, so I'm not too interested in Server Storage performance, though I'm sure there are many who are, but it'd be great to see something targeted at the enthusiast that could show what options give the best bang for the buck in certain price ranges for various drive types and RAID configurations. Hey Anand, you do know school is never going to end right? Good Luck!
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Anonymous - Monday, December 8, 2003 - link
How about AGP vs PCI Express? Is it worth the upgrade? And what will you need to fully optimize it.illuminati - Monday, December 8, 2003 - link
I would also like to see PATA vs SATA in various RAID configs... I know they are roughly equal in performance for solo drives... but I honestly haven't heard anything about RAID setups. I know the raptors are 10,000RPMs and should wipe the floor with all other desktop solutions, but I would be interested in finding out if there is a general performance difference between PATA and SATA for a RAID setup.Alkaline5 - Monday, December 8, 2003 - link
Ugh, spend as little money as possible when you see Revolutions.proteus - Monday, December 8, 2003 - link
I havent seen the Matrix:Revolutions yet either. I've heard good (and bad) things about it. I think I'm going to wait until it hits the Metreon's IMAX Theater in SF.Rufus - Sunday, December 7, 2003 - link
About the printer review: Can you please have a section about how much the printer actually costs to use per page? We all know that printer companies make their money off the ink, especially with the special "photographic" inks.Plip - Sunday, December 7, 2003 - link
I´m with #3. I would be very interested in a comparison between RAID and non-RAID for general applications and gaming. I hear a lot about how RAID is so great but hardly can find any evidence in the form of a direct comparison. Besides that I´m also interested in the new Raptor with 73 gigs. seems like a great (expensive) drive.Anonymous - Sunday, December 7, 2003 - link
#7 - Sorry, I didn't mean the general AT readerbase, I'm sure that was totally unaffected. I just meant the blog readerbase who probably gave up on it after no updates for a month and a half.foo - Sunday, December 7, 2003 - link
Thanks for the updates.Handing a hard drive review that had some crappy old drives thrown in would be nice. Its always nice to be able to compare equipment that is equivelent to yours with the new shiny stuff. Thats actually been a beef of mine with video card reviews lately. The all seem to compare card in the same segemnt so I cant compare a 9000 vs a 9800. Having a TNT2U or gf4 mx440 in there would be really cool, like a base. Tom's used to have great reviews that would have everything from the top end to old stuff, but alas no more.
Also a round up of ATI cards and Nvidia card would be nice for the holidays becaue they have both released so many confusing cards(9600, 9600 pro, 9600 SE, 9600 XT) no-one has all of them in one review.
Ciber - Saturday, December 6, 2003 - link
How about a Joystick roundup?Anonymous - Saturday, December 6, 2003 - link
I don't think his reader base depended on his blog. AT articles and reviews are still the best. No one can compare to AT reviews and articles. And they cover loads of topics.Anonymous - Saturday, December 6, 2003 - link
(still #5, hit enter too soon) Additionally, by stopping posting his blog for so long I'm sure he alienated a lot of his reader base.Anonymous - Saturday, December 6, 2003 - link
Uh 118 comments in 43 days works out to about 3 comments per day. These new (daily) posts have more than that. It's cute that you're disgusted, but calm down there and think for a second charlie.Anonymous - Saturday, December 6, 2003 - link
I agree with both #2 and #3.Non-Top Related: Isn't it funny that now Anand posted on his blog two days in a row and hardly anyone has the time to comment on his posts. When he away for a month, then people came here and flamed him. All those people disgust me.
Eol - Saturday, December 6, 2003 - link
About storage: I would love to see how different RAID configurations affect the file system speed in practice and how they affect overall system "speed" or responsivness in general usage. Including SCSI both RAID and non-RAID into this would be great.With the SATA RAID being available on almost every new mainboard I think this is now worth investigating and I'd expect a lot o people to be interested.
BTW, I've been reading Anandtech for a few years now, great site! :)
Mike - Saturday, December 6, 2003 - link
As far as feedback on storage, You could either go for enthusiasts or enterprise in mind. I think most know the differences between SATA and PATA drives at the moment, performance is quite similar. Only the Raptor drives have peaked my interest thus far, perfect for a home user setup. I've been out of the server enviroment for years now, so I'm not too interested in Server Storage performance, though I'm sure there are many who are, but it'd be great to see something targeted at the enthusiast that could show what options give the best bang for the buck in certain price ranges for various drive types and RAID configurations. Hey Anand, you do know school is never going to end right? Good Luck!Shalmanese - Saturday, December 6, 2003 - link
Please review the Wacom 17" LCD cum Graphics tablet, if only so that we can drool over pictures of shiny, expensive things :).Seriously, I would be interested in how much of a difference there is between drawing on a tablet in your lap vs drawing on the actual screen.