<Quote> Does anyone have a quick explanation as to why 50-pin scsi drives are more expensive than IDE? <Quote>
Please correct me if I'm wrong but this is what I've heard and it makes sense to me. It is a very similar story to current 56k modems. Hardware vs. Software. SCSI included extra chips to off load some of the processing for finding/accessing files on the disk. The bus speed was always a step ahead of IDE as well. (ex. IDE= 33MB peak throughput, SCSI= 40MB consistent throughput.) IDE usually had fewer chips and required the computer's CPU to do most of it's processing. Therefore SCSI was used on servers to free up as much CPU as possible for other processor intensive tasks. This difference has disappeared with the speed of computers and most consumers don't want to spend that kind of money. Doing video capture to SCSI drives versus IDE should show a significant difference in CPU usage. (no compreesion of course.) If anybody knows different please let me know. James Wall [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus -- 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
