Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 10:07:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> To: nathan@senate.org (Nathan Dorfman) Cc: bdodson@beowulf.utmb.edu, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SCSI Hardware (was: QIC-80 Floppy Tapes) Message-ID: <199706301707.KAA01827@tao.thought.org> In-Reply-To: <199706301602.MAA01404@limbo.senate.org> from Nathan Dorfman at "Jun 30, 97 12:02:52 pm"
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According to Nathan Dorfman: > Nonetheless, I paid only $100 for this drive about two years ago and > don't have the money to purchase a SCSI tape, at least not for this > computer which doesn't even have a SCSI adapter. I thought that there'd > be others like me and this would generate some interest; obviously I > was wrong. As I plan to make my next computer all SCSI, can I change > the subject and ask this: If I were to get computer A instead of computer > B below, what (approximately) would be the price difference? > > A B > SCSI 3.1GB HD EIDE 3.1GB HD > SCSI CD-ROM IDE/ATAPI CD-ROM > SCSI Tape Drive IDE/ATAPI Tape (do they exist?) > SCSI CD-R non-SCSI equivalent of CD-R > > I heard that a SCSI adapter to manage so many devices at once would > be around $150, plus the devices themselves will be more expensive. I > would appreciate any input on this topic. > > > From the recent prices that I've seen, a ballpark estimate is roughly $500 more for the SCSI system. I may be imagining this, but things-SCSI seem to last; seem more trouble-free. And in our world, are easier to configure. Depends on what you want, and how much time//effort//headbanging you are willing to put up with. Me, I'll stick with SCSI and sleep better.... gary kline
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