From owner-freebsd-hardware Tue Jan 26 08:02:32 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA24022 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Tue, 26 Jan 1999 08:02:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (castles360.castles.com [208.214.167.60]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA24011 for ; Tue, 26 Jan 1999 08:02:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dingo.cdrom.com (8.9.1/8.8.8) with ESMTP id HAA17468; Tue, 26 Jan 1999 07:57:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Message-Id: <199901261557.HAA17468@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: FreeBSD Questions cc: "freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: SCSI-3 vrs. ATA In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 26 Jan 1999 09:22:56 EST." <199901261523.JAA18820@mail.netsys.hn> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 07:57:57 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > -- [ From: FreeBSD Questions * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- > > Hello, this is my first message to the hardware list. I'm planning in buying > a clone to put FreeBSD 2.2.8 on it. This will be used as a Web Caching > Server, thus it needs a high speed disk. > > What would be better Quantum Fireball SE 3.2 GB SCSI-3 which price is double > of the ATA or Quantum Fireball SE 3.2 GB ATA (UltraDMA)? Neither. The Fireball is a low-cost disk designed for desktop systems. You should be looking at a 7200rpm SCSI disk from IBM or Seagate. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message