Hi.
I was running the linux benchmarks for years until it go
boring. Used to be a SCSI man, but after reviewing
a zillions of benchmarks, found that EIDE is plenty fast
enough for most all applications, cheaper, easier to
install, no termination hassles and kernals never panic
due to SCSI driver errors.
In short, EIDE is great and I prefer it; but for years
would have argued until I'm blue in the face for SCSI.
However, I like systems to be very reliable, SCSI is
more expensive and less reliable for the average user;
and for these masses of users, the performance gain
is either zippo or neglible.
The BM archives are on http://www.silkroad.com/technical.html
Regards,Tim
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>Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2000 4:17 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: Can't access CDROM while blanking a CDRW.
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>> On Wed, 9 Aug 2000, Mike A. Harris 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. 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.
>>
>> -samppa-
>
>Hi!
>
>I started with a SCSI only system a few years ago. Last year I had to
>buy a new HD. SCSI HD prices in Germany are at least twice as much as
>the same IDE HDs. For this reason I bought a new IDE HD. And the
>system still works fine.
>
>Regarding SCSI prices I think it's also fine to buy IDE HDs and some
>low cost SCSI controllers like ADAPTEC 2904. Their maximum data
>transfer rate would be enough for the most of the CDROMs, writer and
>other SCSI peripherial devs.
>Since almost all newer IDE HDs are DMA capable I don't see any
>disadvantages with the above configuration.
>
>Friedrich
>
>
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