[Gllug] re: SCSI vs SATA

[Christopher Hunter]

On Wednesday 09 Jun 2004 3:58 pm, Pete Ryland wrote:

> On Wed, Jun 09, 2004 at 11:10:22AM +0100, Tom Fairbairn wrote:
> > Of course, the transmit/receive circuits are far more complicated and
> > hence expensive than the parallel equivalents, but over recent years this
> > cost has reduced compared to the cost of cables and connectors.
>
> Are the transmit/receive circuits really that complicated?

Not these days - the necessary chippery is easily (and quite cheaply) 
available.  I'm going this way with many of my designs wherever I need speed.  
Serial generally beats parallel in my recent experience!

Chris

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