Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 19:15:06 -0400 From: dennis@etinc.com (Dennis) To: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mitsumi CD-ROM Message-ID: <199607162315.TAA22612@etinc.com>
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>> > I fail to see value in "disposable" hardware. That's just wasteful. In >> > the long-run, you end up spending _more_ than you did on just one piece >> > of good hardware. >> >> While I agree with your comments about spending an extra buck or two >> on things like SCSI, generally recouping the cost in reduced hair loss >> and psychiatric sessions, I can't say agree that there's no point at >> all in deliberately producing disposable solutions. > >The difference in price on drives is history (IMO), unless you are >an idiot and buy from the wrong middleman. Horse Hockey. Typical low-end 2 gig substem is $400 more for SCSI > >I would prefer it if people would not perpetuate this (now) urban myth >of "IDE cheaper than SCSI" any further. > >The main price differential is the controllers, and that goes away for >motherboards with built in SCSI controllers (HP, Compaq, ASUS, etc.). They cost substantially more than available IDE Mainboards. There is certainly a significant delta. Dennis ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emerging Technologies, Inc. http://www.etinc.com Synchronous Communications Cards and Routers For Discriminating Tastes. 56k to T1 and beyond. Frame Relay, PPP, HDLC, and X.25 for BSD/OS, FreeBSD and LINUX
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