Ok, got a question. I am looking to get a new drive for my Mac. I have a
9500/150, and I would like to know the advantages vs an IDE (ATA66 or
ATA100), or a 160MB SCSI, or a Firewire drive. Yes, I will probably be
upgrading to 256 or 512MB ram and a G3 or G4 also soon.
Which is better, worse, cheaper, most expensive? How does 400 MBits/sec of
firewire compare to a 160MB/sec SCSI drive? I have heard that 802.11b is
11MBits/sec, and actual throughput with overhead is really 1MB/sec. This is
from an EE who has studied 802.11b extensively. USB got the same rating
from him. BUT, USB2 is supposed to be 480MBites/sec, but is said to be
"almost as fast as Firewire" by the stuff I have read.
I am looking for around a 20-40 GB drive.
We might be working on a homeschool support group paper that will be
printed, so we will probably need some space, not sure how important speed
is yet.
But, is IDE the best way to go? Or is the existing 10MB/sec SCSI internal
ok for large drives with lots of graphics? Is the cost of a IDE card (any
recommendations????) and a new IDE drive vs just a plain SCSI2 drive worth
it?
Thanks!
Tom Martin
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