Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!ccut!wnoc-tyo-news!astemgw!kuis!aegis!davidg From: davidg%aegis.or.jp@kyoto-u.ac.jp (Dave McLane) Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386 Subject: Re: Opinions? IDE vs. ESDI for a V.4 486 Message-ID: <4qok32w164w@aegis.or.jp> Date: 25 May 91 22:12:14 GMT References: Organization: Aegis Society Lines: 33 davis@csrg2.ee.iastate.edu (Jim Davis) writes: > I am in need of some informed opinions....I am going to purchase a 486/25 > to replace my 386 UNIX PC. I am somewhat limited in what I can choose for > ... > 1) What do you think about a 200Mb IDE disk verses a 330Mb ESDI drive? The > difference in speed is not important to me, and the extra storage would b > nice, but are there any "other" reasons to spend the extra money on the > ESDI drive (like reliability)? I am running a 330 MB ESDI on my ISC 2.2 and want to add a 200 MB IDE, but my tests have shown that this particular ESDI is twice as fast as this particular ESDI. I don't want to have the system on the IDE as I think it would materially affect the performance of the system but using the IDE for storging just data (it's holding the USENET feed right now) would be OK. So I really question your saying that "speed is not important". If not, then why are you moving to a 486/25? Dave -- Dave McLane JUNET INTERNET BITNET UUNET ==== The Aegis Society ============================================= Minami Hirao 1-6, Imazato The content and process of Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto-fu, 617 Japan international/cultural Tel: +81-75-951-1168 Fax: +81-75-957-1087 communication. ====================================================================