[Gllug] Hardware comparisons

[Jason Clifford]

On Fri, 23 Mar 2007, Alain Williams wrote:

> * They wanted SCSI, I had specified SATA ... is SCSI still worth
>   the premium ? We will need a SCSI card for the DAT drive anyway.

As you want stability go for good SCSI kit. It is still faster and you 
should get better kit.

More than anything else you state that they specifically stated they want 
SCSI.

> * Mirroring. Is this best done by the kernel or through a RAID controller ?

I'd go with hardware RAID.

> * Memory. Both DDR2 dual channel:
>   One supplier can provide: PC2-4200 (533MHz)
>   The other: PC2-6400 - 800MHz
>   Will the faster memory make a real difference ?

Depends upon your motherboard.

Jason
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