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Adam Carheden wrote:
> 
> I'm looking into what it would cost to put together a new Linux system
> (I'm currently running a Dell that I compationatly spared from Win95),
> but not being much of a hardware buff, I have a few question.
> 
> - Motherboard/SCSI
>   Bus speed is the bottelneck, right?  Any new technologies better than
> PCI
>   that I should look at?  I'll be going with SCSI hard drives, and one
> FAQ
>   recommended onboard SCSI.  How much faster will this be than an PCI
> SCSI
>   adapter?  What about upgradeability, is this a concern with onboard?
> Any
>   idea where I can get one with onboard SCSI?
> 
>   Any other good MB buying advice would be appreciated.
> 
> - Hard Disks
>   WDE9100 (Western Digital) $820
>   9.1 GB
>   7200 RMP
>   7.9 ms Average Seek time
>   4.17 ms Average Latency
>   Ultra Fast/Ultra Fast Wide/SCA-2 interface
> 
>   ST19171 (Seagate) $230
>   9.1 GB
>   7200 RMP
>   8.0/9.5 ms Average Seek Time
>   4.17 ms Average Latency
>   Ultra SCSI (8- and 16-bit, SCA) interface
> 
>   Why does a .1 to 1.6 ms difference in seek time justify a $590 price
>   difference.  What did I forget to look at?  And what about the
> differnce
>   in interfaces; is this two ways of saying the same thing?
> 
> TIA
> --
> Adam Carheden
> carheden@holly.ColoState.EDU


I would recommend getting a separate adapter mainly for upgradeability
and being able to put it in other machines.  Buslogic makes some good
adapters as well as Adaptec. Personally I wouldn't get a Western Digital
SCSI hd, they're way too overpriced.  As far as a 9.1GB ultra wide
seagate, expect to pay about $350. The only reason you'd care about
ultra vs ultrawide is if you'll be adding more drives, because of the
bandwidth being shared between each device.

As far as brands other than seagate, fujitsu, ibm, and quantum have good
prices and similar performance. I would recommend looking at
killerapp.com 
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