Quoting Ian C. Sison ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> And according to the latest specs from Maxtor:
> http://www.maxtor.com/Maxtorhome.htm [specs are in an embedded PDF]
> A D740X can transfer data *To/From Media* at 54 MBytes/sec.
If true, then clearly it _cannot saturate ATA/66_ (let alone ATA/100).
Exactly as I said.
> [Note the numbers are To/From Media, not To/From Interface]
> Are you telling me now that the D740X model hard disk will not saturate
> the IDE channel running at PIO/DMA speeds?
Even if one grants that Maxtor isn't exaggerating in the usual fashion
for competitive advantage, yes. What you've just cited are manufacturer
claims that the drive can, under some ideal conditions, come just short
of maxing out a 66 MB/sec bus-bandwidth ceiling.
> Ok it's rubbish then. Maybe the manufacturers lie when they give out specs
> of their hard disk capabilities. You think so?
I'll admit it's conceivable that they suddenly stopped doing it today,
after consistently doing it for their entire history until now. ;->
But that's irrelevant to the question.
> Actually i was maintaining the original premise by which i posted my
> comments on SCSI vs IDE RAID.
Sorry, but I was very explicit about _which_ part of your original post I
was criticising, and why.
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