Date: 10 Dec 1999 10:29:11 +0100 From: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@flood.ping.uio.no> To: David Scheidt <dscheidt@enteract.com> Cc: will andrews <andrews@technologist.com>, Doug Barton <Doug@gorean.org>, Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG, "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au> Subject: Re: dual 400 -> dual 600 worth it? Message-ID: <xzp9033f8k8.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> In-Reply-To: David Scheidt's message of "Wed, 8 Dec 1999 08:33:04 -0600 (CST)" References: <Pine.NEB.3.96.991208082817.13951A-100000@shell-2.enteract.com>
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David Scheidt <dscheidt@enteract.com> writes: > Sun claims this about the Ultra 5 workstation. The problem with this theory > seems to be that "otherwise identical disks" don't seem to exist in IDE > disks. Yes, they do. Check the manufacturers' web sites if you don't believe me. All but the most expensive models are available with IDE or ATAPI interfaces (usually labeled N or A) as well as with various types of SCSI interfaces (labeled S, W, LW etc.) > disks. The ultra 5's have been no end of trouble with their disks, at least > until they get ultra-SCSI ones. Because Sun tried to shave a few bucks off the cost by equipping them with bottom-of-the-line disks (Segate Medalist). If the Ultra 5 shipped with e.g. IBM DeskStar disks, there wouldn't be any trouble. DES -- Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@flood.ping.uio.no To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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