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Hi, I was wondering the difrence between SAS and regular SATA drives. &nbsp;Is the only difrence the fact that they can be on a hot swappable back plane? &nbsp;Or is there more to it?<br />
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Hi, I was wondering the difrence between SAS and regular SATA drives.  Is the only difrence the fact that they can be on a hot swappable back plane?  Or is there more to it?

Thanks all.

What is the difference between SATA and SAS drives?

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