Re: SCSI vs SATA

mark@mark.mielke.cc 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

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