On Thu, 10 Aug 2000, Sami Nieminen wrote:
>> No, you're correct. SCSI is more expensive. That doesn't stop
>> me from wanting to go the SCSI route. You can't benefit from the
>> SCSI advantages without going SCSI. I'm wanting SCSI for more
>> than just hard disks...
>
>Hi!
>
>I fully understand your point. I started my move from complete IDE to
>complete SCSI few months ago when I bought Tekram U2W SCSI controller and
>Plextor SCSI burner. Now I have just ordered a new SCSI HD. I still have 2
>IDE HDs and one ATAPI CDROM drive. My move from IDE to SCSI won't happen
>fast, but I cannot afford to change all my IDE stuff to SCSI at once. But
>if I hadn't bought that SCSI controller in the first place, my movement to
>SCSI wouldn't have started at all yet.
I agree.
That is the thing. The initial plunge is several hundred
dollars. Someone with no SCSI hardware needs to buy both the
card and the hardware at the same time. If you only want a
single drive, or scanner or whatnot, it doesn't make any sense to
go SCSI at all IMHO. SCSI is more a decision to go for more high
end hardware - or at least have the OPTION to do so, and to
expand the upgradeability of your machine as well.
I'd rather go cheap or expensive IDE solution than go cheap
SCSI. The decision to go to SCSI IMHO is a decision that you
want performance and all the other doodads, and that you're
willing to pay the extra bit. Once the initial cost it out of
the way, the price difference on peripherals is lost in the gains
IMHO.
>So, go for the controller and be sure to check Tekram
>controllers also. They provide pretty much the same performance
>as Adaptec but the price is about 1/3 lower.
Ok thanks, I'll keep Tekram in mind also.
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