Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 08:40:58 -0700 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> To: Stephen McKay <syssgm@dtir.qld.gov.au> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: IDE or Ultra SCSI Message-ID: <12568.865006858@time.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 30 May 1997 22:07:35 %2B1000." <199705301207.WAA15894@ogre.dtir.qld.gov.au>
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> So I have to keep telling myself what an investment in brain cells I have > with SCSI, how it always works (well it does for me), and how every IDE > system that I've tried to put 2 disks in, or take one drive out of, has > been such a pain that I've given up. Then I calculate my hourly rate into > the equation... You need to also calculate in the "food chain" effect if you have more than one system. I have a number of them, and it's a very nice feeling indeed to kick out a 2Gb drive from system A on some upgrade and think "Hmmm, I can put this into B, C or D.. Which needs it more?" I don't have to sweat master/slave issues, I don't have to think "Oh, this thing has already got 2 drives - guess I'll add another IDE controller or punt" and as long as I can actually fit the drive some in the case or mount it externally, I can make it work and I can make my decision based solely on which system can best benefit from the storage, not how many drives it has in it already. IDE is so limited by comparison that, well, there's just no comparison. ;-) Jordan
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