From owner-freebsd-scsi Mon Aug 26 13:23:23 1996 Return-Path: owner-freebsd-scsi Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id NAA13394 for freebsd-scsi-outgoing; Mon, 26 Aug 1996 13:23:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: from Kitten.mcs.com (Kitten.mcs.com [192.160.127.90]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id NAA13389; Mon, 26 Aug 1996 13:23:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mailbox.mcs.com (Mailbox.mcs.com [192.160.127.87]) by Kitten.mcs.com (8.7.5/8.7.5) with SMTP id PAA29629; Mon, 26 Aug 1996 15:23:11 -0500 (CDT) Received: by mailbox.mcs.com (/\==/\ Smail3.1.28.1 #28.5) id ; Mon, 26 Aug 96 15:23 CDT Received: (from karl@localhost) by Jupiter.mcs.net (8.7.5/8.7.5) id PAA15285; Mon, 26 Aug 1996 15:22:59 -0500 (CDT) From: Karl Denninger Message-Id: <199608262022.PAA15285@Jupiter.mcs.net> Subject: Re: SCSI disks To: se@ZPR.Uni-Koeln.DE (Stefan Esser) Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 15:22:58 -0500 (CDT) Cc: wjw@IAEhv.nl, hardware@freebsd.org, scsi@freebsd.org, admin@IAEhv.nl In-Reply-To: <199608261909.VAA00920@x14.mi.uni-koeln.de> from "Stefan Esser" at Aug 26, 96 09:09:38 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > Hmmm, that's surprising, since my current development system uses > a Quantum Atlas (though its the XP32150S, the 2GB version). This > drive worked with the NCR driver of Spring 1995 at least, when I > first tested it. > > I'm quite sure that the Adaptec 1542 supported it as well, since > it is hard to find a device that doesn't work on the Adpatec, and > the Atlas is really well designed (IMHO). > > The Quantum Grand-Prix (XP34301S) is a different beast. It has got > bad press because of many failed (or DOA) drives, and it is noisy > and significantly slower than the Atlas, though both are 7200RPM > drives. > > You may also want to have a look at the IBM DHFS series, which is > also very fast and AFAIK reliable. > > Can't comment on recent Seagate drives. > > Regards, STefan The Quantum Atlas 4.3GB disks outperform Seagate Hawks in our news configuration by *at least* 2:1. I highly recommend them. 2MB internal cache buffer, read-ahead, tagged queueing, the whole 9 yards. Fast as hell and full Fast/Wide support to boot. -- -- Karl Denninger (karl@MCS.Net)| MCSNet - The Finest Internet Connectivity http://www.mcs.net/~karl | T1 from $600 monthly; speeds to DS-3 available | 23 Chicagoland Prefixes, 13 ISDN, much more Voice: [+1 312 803-MCS1 x219]| Email to "info@mcs.net" WWW: http://www.mcs.net/ Fax: [+1 312 248-9865] | Home of Chicago's only FULL Clarinet feed!