From owner-aic7xxx Fri Feb 5 18:43:43 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id SAA13423 for aic7xxx-outgoing; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 18:43:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-aic7xxx@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mixing.qc.dfo.ca (mixing.qc.dfo-mpo.gc.ca [207.216.183.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id SAA13418 for ; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 18:43:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from GalbraithP@dfo-mpo.gc.ca) Received: from mixing.qc.dfo.ca (rhogee@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mixing.qc.dfo.ca (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id VAA00911; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 21:41:31 -0500 Message-Id: <199902060241.VAA00911@mixing.qc.dfo.ca> To: Piete Brooks Cc: Peter S Galbraith , AIC7xxx@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Advice on disk purchase? In-reply-to: (Your message of Fri, 15 Jan 1999 19:59:05 GMT.) Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 21:41:31 -0500 From: Peter S Galbraith Sender: owner-aic7xxx@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Piete Brooks wrote: > >> A provider is suggesting I might want to buy an Ultra-Wide disk instead of > >> an ultra (narrow) version to put on my Adaptec 2940U controller. > > The uw and ultra(narrow) versions of the disk are about the same price, and > > your drive will be obsolete sooner if you get the narrow version. > > I'd go one further and buy the LVD version -- another speed factor of two. Just a note to thank you, Brett Smith and Brian Ristuccia for the good advice. My new Barracuda 9.1 GB UW-LVD is humming along nicely using a 68->50 pin connector on a narrow bus, with sustained transfer rates of 10.5 MB/s. It's quiet and plenty fast. Cost CDN$700 too, so not too bad. -- Peter Galbraith, research scientist Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada P.O. Box 1000, Mont-Joli Qc, G5H 3Z4 Canada. 418-775-0852 FAX: 775-0546 6623'rd GNU/Linux user at the Counter - http://counter.li.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe aic7xxx" in the body of the message