From owner-freebsd-hardware Tue Jan 26 08:15:46 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA25792 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Tue, 26 Jan 1999 08:15:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mail.netsys.hn ([206.48.255.45]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA25775 for ; Tue, 26 Jan 1999 08:15:38 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from freebsd@netsys.hn) Received: from [206.48.255.64] (dedicated.netsys.hn [206.48.255.64]) by mail.netsys.hn (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id KAA22909; Tue, 26 Jan 1999 10:00:57 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <199901261600.KAA22909@mail.netsys.hn> To: Vincent Fleming Subject: Re: SCSI-3 vrs. ATA Date: Tue, 26 Jan 99 10:00:40 -0500 From: FreeBSD Questions X-Mailer: E-Mail Connection v2.5.03 CC: "freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org" Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org -- [ From: FreeBSD Questions * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- > The SCSI drive is faster - it has an 80MB/s burst transfer rate. The ATA has > only 33MB/s burst rate. According to the Quantum Spec Sheet on the Web http://www.quantum. com/products/hdd/fireball_se/datasheet.html the speed for the ATA is 33.3MB/s and 20MB/s for the SCSI-3 I'm sorry to insist with Quantum but here that is the only choice I have. > Vince > > > 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)? > > > > Thanks > > > > Pablo Quintana > > HONDURAS Pablo Quintana HONDURAS To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message