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In <31013DCD.1901@primenet.com> prefix <prefix@primenet.com> writes:
>The new FAST ATA-2 IDE hard drives in Mode 4 can out perform some SCSI 
>hard drives.
_some_

>I have several SCSI hard drives taken from my Amigas when I upgraded 
>them to larger drives.
>Quantum ELS 85, Quantum 105, Maxtor 213 and Maveric 540. I also have a 
>Fireball 1 gig and Micropolis 4221WAV Wide.

>My Samsung 1.2 gig (fast ATA-2) will perform better than the 85,105, and 
>213 meg drives. (by a long shot!) The Maveric 540 and Fireball are 
>comparible in program execution but not for system files.
You're kidding, right? Comparing 5 year old drives with <1 year old drives?
The Fireball SCSI has a braindead SCSI interface which couldn't keep
up with the drive and the Maveric is old, too (and slow).

>The Micropolis 4221WAV is much faster than the IDE but at a price of 
>over $800.

You could simply buy SCSI drives which are as fast as or faster than any
IDE drive. The difference in price is not the big issue anymore.
A really fast drive _isn't_ cheap - if it's SCSI or IDE.

Uli
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