At 07:26 PM -0500 02/04/2003, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>The real issue is what happens (and how fast) after the bus has the >>commands. Firewire has the potential to leave SCSI in the dust. > >I think I'm gonna have to disagree with you here. I picked up the latest PC >Mag, because they had an article about USB vs Firewire. I one side bar they >show the throughput of each standard, and SCSI blew firewire out of the >water. 400 Mb/sec (50 MB/sec) for FW vs 320 MB/sec for Ultra 320 SCSI. Now I >realize this is the theoretical maximum, and mobo or PCI busses can make a >big difference, but assuming that FW and U320 were hooked up to a very fast >bus, SCVSI would kill FW. I believe the real advantage over SCSI is >portability (not having to duplicate drives over many machines) and cost of >drives themselves.
Yea, the latest'n'greatest SCSI SPI-3 standard is faster than the years-old Firewire 1 spec. Then again, there are non-SCSI standards that are even faster. *shrug* The context here was Desktop Macs (not high-end servers)... Besides, 10,000 rpm hard drives stream data off their platters at around 230 Mbps, slower than Firewire 1 speeds... :) - Dan. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
