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John Kotches <jkotches@pobox.com> wrote in article
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> Ron Reaugh wrote:
> > 
> > Jason <jneus@prodigy.net> wrote in article
> > <34824337.CAA79322@prodigy.net>...
> > >
> > >
> > > jake@binghamton wrote:
> > >
> > > > The physical limit for transfer rate of today's HD is about
> > > > 15mb/sec. No HD can sustain a rate higher than that.
> > > > 33MB/sec of UDMA and 40MB/sec of UWSCSI are theoretical limits.
> > > > Do your home work and don't brag your scsi here.
> > > > It's a waste of money if not used as multitasking server.
> 
> Actually Jake, the minute you start multitasking across more than 2
> devices it isn't a waste of money.
> 
> 
> 
> > > Are we a little hostile?    I don't have a degree in computer
> > > science, but let me share what my impressions about SCSI are.  I
> > > will agree that most drives (EIDE vs. SCSI) are fairly equal in
> > > real world performance.  However, I was under the impression that
> > > since SCSI interfaces only use a fraction of the CPU cycles that
> > > IDE interfaces use, SCSI devices are preferable when doing
> > > CPU intensive operations, as the controller handles most of the work
> > > without the CPU's help.
> 
> 
> Excellent synopsis of the beauty of Busmastering controllers of
> any type :-)
> 
>  
> > Busmastering EIDE levels that playing field.
> 
> Ron,
> 
> You keep making these claims about how great EIDE is.  Would you
> mind pointing us towards some benchmarks which validate your
> claims?  As it is, you're statements are just words on the screen
> with no backup to establish validity to them.

See:  http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Peaks/9892/nt4.htm


> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Ron Reaugh
> 
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