Date: Tue, 26 Jan 99 10:00:40 -0500 From: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd@netsys.hn> To: Vincent Fleming <vincef@penmax.com> Cc: "freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org" <freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: SCSI-3 vrs. ATA Message-ID: <199901261600.KAA22909@mail.netsys.hn>
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-- [ 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
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