On 17-Dec-99 Eli Marmor wrote:
> > On 15-Dec-99 Eli Marmor wrote:
> >
> > > As Gavrie noted, there is no difference between the technologies which
> > > should cause any difference in quality. The mechanics is similar.
> >
> > As far as performance is considered, it's not RPM that usually matters
> > (inspite
> > of a big hype), but the amount of cache on disk. Until recently (1-2
> > years), the
> > maximum cache on IDE disks was 128KB, while about each SCSI disk had 0.5MB.
>
> Nobody mentioned performance. We discussed ONLY quality.
And that's exactly why I _did_ mention it. Arguing about price versus quality is
a nonsense if the performance is not the same.
> Next time,
> please read the message before responding automatically.
I could only wish you followed the above rule yourselves.
> All we wrote
> (both Gavrie and I) was that SCSI disks have better quality and
> reliability, NOT because of the SCSI technology, but ONLY because the
> manufacturers DECIDED to use higher quality production when
> manufacturing them.
And what I said was : NOT ONLY.
Regards,
Evgeny
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