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Xref: sserve comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc:18491 comp.os.linux.hardware:2209 comp.os.386bsd.misc:5393 comp.os.os2.misc:126139 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!caen!hookup!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!ix.netcom.com!netnews From: HSolazzi@ix.netcom.com (Helene Solazzi) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.os2.misc Subject: IDE Re: List of recommended hardware components Date: 15 Feb 1995 04:22:07 GMT Organization: Netcom Lines: 19 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3hrvhf$cm2@ixnews2.ix.netcom.com> References: <3g890k$cbl@ionews.io.org> <D3ooGs.CD4@bonkers.taronga.com> <3hf3f6$fmi@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3hn1m2$2dv@hermes.unt.edu> <D3yE42.6Ax@bonkers.taronga.com> <3hrlu8$ecj@hermes.unt.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: ix-nyc1-17.ix.netcom.com I > > > What killed SCSI over IDE was that the screwdriver shops didn't like >> it, because they couldn't pump margins down as far. When you're running >> on a margin of a few tens of dollars (or in some cases running at a loss and living on the interest you earn between getting paid and paying for your components net 30) then the price becomes more critical. But for> the end user the price difference between SCSI and IDE was small or was artificially inflated by some fella in a strip center. > I currently run a 420 WD Caviar and a 220 Seagate. If I wanted to get a larger disk drive to replace the seagate, let's say something over 800mgs....Do I need to replace alot of hardware? DO I need a SCSI. I recently upgraded to a dx66. Please e mail reply to helene.solazzi@morebbs.com