Patrick, SCSI drives were designed (way back in the day) to be more (mechanically) robust and reliable than IDE drives (not to say that IDE drives aren't reliable) SCSI drives usually carries 5 yr replacement warranties where as IDE drives carry either 1 yr or 3 yr warranties....
Regis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Tolen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Power Computing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 9:28 AM Subject: Re: hard drive help > David Chiu wrote: > > > Depending on the capacity you're looking for, it may be more economical to get > > an IDE card and IDE drive instead. > > > > Most narrow SCSI drives today are priced from $40 for 2/4GB to $200+ for > > 9/18GB (check www.pricewatch.com for latest pricing.) Be aware that there are > > a lot of SCA (80 pin) drives being sold "cheaply" which will require 80pin to > > 50pin adapters if your want to use them in your system. > > > > Cost of IDE card (ACard UDMA66) will run you around $50 on eBay, and 40GB IDE > > drive will cost about $80 from most vendors. > > Does anyone have a quick explanation as to why 50-pin scsi drives are more > expensive than IDE? > > > > > -- Pat > > Space/Time art > http://spacetimeart.com > > > > > -- > Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> > --> 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]> > List archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> --> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
