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In article <372FB099.913920B0@cs.colostate.edu>,
  "Michael A. Lockhart" <lockhart@cs.colostate.edu> wrote:
> 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.

I don't think the original poster made it clear what his budget and
performance expectations are. If he is upgrading from a 486 with a $400
budget he might well be expecting to build a 233Mhz Pentium box. These
motherboards with onboard Ultra-wide controllers can be had for less than $50
... much less than a 2940W controller.

> 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.

Actually, in the market WD is priced very competitively, and stands behind
their product well. I have a personal bias toward Seagate, simply because
they invest in the R&D to produce high performance drives ... most of the
other vendors simply follow a few years behind the curve. I'd prefer for
this reason to give them my business when it makes sense - I would hate for
them to just play it safe like most of the other vendors.

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