Quickest explanation is volume sold, but the SCSI interface was always more expensive.
Jim Snyder ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Tolen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 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? > -- 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
