I can tell you that for the last 10 years, I've been using all SCSI equipment in all the systems I've built. I have yet to be disappointed with the the stuff even though it tends to cost more. They are MUCH more flexibility than IDE systems, and despite all the additions to IDE like DMA/UDMA, etc... I am still the happiest with the SCSI systems. In fact my daughter is now using the first system I ever put SCSI into 10 years ago with the same drives and the same controller and it's doing nicely. Every time they come out with the next generation IDE stuff I always buy one or two and test it agains the latest SCSI stuff and I have yet to be disappointed with the SCSI hardware. I used to do alot of CD burning and SCSI drives were the only thing that could keep up. At the time, they simply didn't make any IDE drives that could operate for extended periods without doing thermal head recalibration which consequently meant a buffer underrun. Of course, now days that's no longer a problem but it always seems like the latest features and technology appear in SCSI devices first.
vec ----- Original Message ----- From: Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 10:38 AM Subject: SCSI or IDE > After some talks with the person who handles the books she has given me > the authority to bail on these Netfinity boxes and get something more > supported by Debian. My question is: with IDE drives as fast as they are > now does it really pay to go SCSI? Are there any benefits besides RAID? > I understand fault tolerance, but how about performance? > > Thanks, > > -Scott > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]