[Gllug] re: SCSI vs IDE

[Martin A. Brooks]

At 21:35 28/07/2003, you wrote:
>Until IDE matches SCSI in the RPM stakes, they will always be the poor
>man's slower alternative, SATA or not.

This is, for the most part, a myth.  The faster drives are released as SCSI 
first because they manufacturers know that the server market will pay the 
premium.  There's very very little difference between a 10k IDE drive and a 
10k SCSI drive - it's just a case of electronics and an interface.


Martin A. Brooks, Clues Ltd
http://www.clues.ltd.uk/ 


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