[rescue] Re: Sun Blade 100 Question - IDE

[Robert Novak]

On Sat, 11 May 2002, David Passmore wrote:

> On Sat, May 11, 2002 at 12:04:14AM -0500, Patrick Giagnocavo wrote:
> 
> > Let's say that IDE has advantages in terms of price/performance and
> > generally higher storage capacity (higher capacities come out first in
> > IDE format due to SCSI user's emphasis/preference for IOPs).
> 
> 181GB SCSI drives from Seagate came out well over a year ago. 160GB IDE drives
> only recently appeared.

The price difference is extreme between these... best price on
PriceGrabber.com for a 181 (ST1181677LW, 7200RPM) is $1199 from
MacUniverse. The 160GB IDE disks (Maxtor 4G160J8, 5400RPM) is $235 at
googlegear.

70-80GB seems to be a sweeter spot for SCSI. Hitechcafe has the 73gb SCSI
from Hitachi for $300. I use a pile of these from another reseller in my
machines at work. 

In any event, if that 4.5:1 price-per-gigabyte price difference is
justified by your needs, go for the 181gb scsi disks. 

--Rob (off to snipe some ebay auctions in George's honour)

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