On 18-May-98 Eric L. Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 17 May 1998, Dave Wreski wrote:
>> I'd spend the $250 and get one of those TR-4 IDE Travan drives. I now have
>> one,
>> and its quite fast, and basically amounts to plugging it in a free IDE spot.
>> There's no Linux setup necessary.
>
> No Linux setup needed if you're using the default Red Hat kernel anyhow.
> But the guy had a SCSI controller. Why use up an IDE spot when the SCSI
> version of the TR-4 Travan costs maybe $15 more than the IDE version?
> And has the general advantages of SCSI (lower overhead, etc.)?
I didn't think it was only $15 diff. Also, there is no speed difference between
the two. The other reason is I don't already have an IDE drive, so it would be
my only one..
> Although, to tell you the truth, I haven't seen much difference between
> the two. The IDE version has a HUGE buffer to compensate for the inherent
> clumsiness of IDE tape drive handling, which is probably why it doesn't
> cost much less than the SCSI version.
This is interesting to know. I just wish I could afford a real tape backup..
Oh well.
Dave
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