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Re: [LUG] SATA v PATA

 

David Bell wrote:
> On Sunday 24 September 2006 15:03, Simon Avery wrote:
>
>   
>> If you want things to "just work", go PATA and *know* that technology is
>> mature and supported by everything. The connectors are also a damned
>> sight more robust than SATA's.
>>
>>     
> I ordered a PATA hdd and received a SCSI drive instead.  I was very tempted to 
> keep it, until I browsed around for a suitable card and found it would be 
> about the same price as the disk itself!  Thinks - why are 68 pin SCSI cards 
> so expensive?
>
> Back to PATA :(
>
> /home/impecunious
>   
I think the idea is if it's near to enterprise level then bung a few 
extras £££'s on for good measure.

Rob

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