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Re: [LUG] SATA v PATA

 

i think scsi kit is normally guaranteed for 3 years rather than 1. so
maybe it's a 3 for 2 deal

On 10/2/06, Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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