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From: bill@bilver.oau.org (Bill Vermillion)
Subject: Re: IDE vs SCSI (was Re: Linux vs BSD)
Organization: W. J. Vermillion - Orlando / Winter Park, FL
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 15:03:38 GMT
Message-ID: <1997Jan27.150338.19577@bilver.oau.org>
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In article <5cekfd$3c6@junkie.gnofn.org>,
Craig Johnston <craig@gnofn.org> wrote:
>In article <01bc0a7a$4d9c2d60$d69f389d@v-jurgex-main>,
>Jurgen Exner <v-jurgex@microsoft.com> wrote:
>>Craig Johnston <craig@gnofn.org> wrote in article
>><5cblts$emh@junkie.gnofn.org>...
>>> [...]
>>> similar to SCSI drives of the same capacity.  (excepting the high-end
>>> 7200RPM stuff -- do they even make EIDE drives this fast? )
>>
>>7200rpm isn't high-end any more.
>>Seagate already produces a line of 10.000rpm HDs.
>
>Please don't be pedantic.  It's not "highest end."  It's still 
>faster than most people are using.  I am aware of the 10,000 RPM
>seagate product -- prohibitively expensive at the moment.  

>Thank you for your useful post.

Some of the IBM 5400 RPM drives have faster throughput than the
7200 RPM Baracuddas.    We just bought a couple close-out 2GB
at $349 that scream.    They are using MR heads and high
density.   I don't recall the number at this moment.  Sorry.

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Bill Vermillion - bill.vermillion@oau.org | bill@bilver.com