From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Aug 28 00:47:10 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id AAA09678 for hackers-outgoing; Wed, 28 Aug 1996 00:47:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: from eins.siemens.at (eins.siemens.at [193.81.246.11]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id AAA09673 for ; Wed, 28 Aug 1996 00:47:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sol1.gud.siemens.co.at (root@firix [10.1.143.100]) by eins.siemens.at (8.7.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id JAA09895 for ; Wed, 28 Aug 1996 09:46:26 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from ws2301.gud.siemens.co.at by sol1.gud.siemens.co.at with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #7 for ) id m0uvfKW-00021hC; Wed, 28 Aug 96 09:46 MET DST Received: by ws2301.gud.siemens.co.at (1.37.109.16/1.37) id AA014498161; Wed, 28 Aug 1996 09:42:41 +0200 From: "Hr.Ladavac" Message-Id: <199608280742.AA014498161@ws2301.gud.siemens.co.at> Subject: Re: Multiple swaps slow down system? To: terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert) Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 09:42:41 +0200 (MESZ) Cc: koshy@india.hp.com, hal@post.vale.com, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199608271602.JAA24772@phaeton.artisoft.com> from "Terry Lambert" at Aug 27, 96 09:02:49 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24 ME8a] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk E-mail message from Terry Lambert contained: > > However, IDE devices sell for around half the price of comparable > > SCSI devices in most parts of the world, so they are probably going > > to be around for a while. > > I always wonder if this is just dealers milking the market, or what. > The latest "Processor" magazine shows no price difference in drives > over 250M or so. It is just impossible to subscribe to "Processor" > or "Computer Shopper" outside the US, or just impossible to buy through > them? Or is it possible, but just not done, in an international > conspiracy to portray SCSI as costing more? 8-). Of course it is possible, but then you can just as well as forget DOA, guarantee period repairs, and anything to do with damaged equipment. The quality of PC components being what it is, buying via CS or P does not generally pay out. And if you're a dealer or a retailer, you don't buy from them either. /Marino