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Re: Good and cheaper SCSI Harddisk
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert Johannes)
Fri Oct 2 22:55:19 1998
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1998 21:58:32 -0500
From: Robert Johannes <rjohanne@piper.hamline.edu>
To: Harvey Fishman <fishman@panix.com>
CC: Adolf Ahmad MS <adolf@ratelindo.co.id>,
"'linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu'" <linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu>
also the quantum fireballs stratus are fast and reliable for being 5400
rpm drives. mine gives me about 8mb/s; I actually also have the ibm
DCAS 4.3 gig too, that also performs reliably. But I think the quantum
performs better given that it only comes with 128kb of cache while the
DCAS comes with 512kb, and only gives me about 7mb/s transfer rate.
good luck
Robert
Harvey Fishman wrote:
>
> On Thu, 1 Oct 1998, Adolf Ahmad MS wrote:
>
> > Dear ALL,
> >
> > I plan to buy the new SCSI Harddisk with 2 - 4GB capacity.
> > But, I need some advise from Linux user for this kind.
> > Which SCSI Harddisk is fastest, best, compatible with Linux and also no
> > problem with LINUX kernel.
>
> I would suggest an IBM drive from the DCAS series. These are not the very
> fastest drives available as they are only 5400 RPM drives, but they are not
> slow either because of IBM's leading data density. My 4.3 GB DCAS drive
> gives me better numbers with test programs than my old 7200 RPM 4.1 GB
> Seagate Barracuda. They are also low power and do not require additional
> cooling (as the Barracuda DEFINITELY does). I currently have a 2.1 GB DCAS
> and a 4.3 GB and am very pleased with both. The 4.3 GB IBM DCAS is
> currently selling for $225-250.
>
> Harvey
>
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