<p>$(x4 1 TB sata) < $(x1 1TB sas)<br>
Both are 3Gbps but sas has faster rpm and higher heat tolerance.<br>
But sata is easier to replace before failure due to cost. Replace every 4 years with a 5 year warranty drive and send it to a desktop.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Sep 23, 2011 2:50 PM, "Greg Clifton" <<a href="mailto:gccfof5@gmail.com">gccfof5@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> For a relatively small (2TB capacity) RAID 10 array comprised of 4x1TB hard<br>
> drives, is there any performance/reliability advantage in using SAS drives<br>> vs SATA drives?<br>> <br>> Thanks,<br>> GC<br></div>