mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > On Wed, Apr 04, 2007 at 08:50:44AM -0700, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > > >difference. OTOH, the SCSI discs were way less reliable than the SATA > > >discs, that might have been bad luck. > > Probably bad luck. I find that SCSI is very reliable, but I don't find > > it any more reliable than SATA. That is assuming correct ventilation etc... > > Perhaps a basic question - but why does the interface matter? :-) > > I find the subject interesting to read about - but I am having trouble > understanding why SATAII is technically superior or inferior to SCSI as > an interface, in any place that counts. You should probably read this to learn the difference between desktop and enterprise-level drives: http://www.seagate.com/content/docs/pdf/whitepaper/D2c_More_than_Interface_ATA_vs_SCSI_042003.pdf -- Bruce Momjian <bruce@xxxxxxxxxx> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. +