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From: cmb@GARNET.BUCKNELL.EDU (Christine Miller Buffinton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Internal-external SCSI disks
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Date: 10 Jun 91 16:25:52 GMT
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I would be very appreciative of information anyone could provide
regarding comparison of internal and external SCSI disks.  We 
need to purchase a new file server to expand storage on our 
network of 40 workstations.  The machine must have an ATR 
connection, so the 425e is out of the question. The 425t with 
1.3 GB of external storage and the 425s with 1.3 GB of internal 
storage are two possibilities.  The first option is $7,000 (list) 
less expensive than the latter.  Does the internal disk have
any clear advantages in terms of file access time or other 
characteristics pertinent to how the machine will function as 
a file server?  In other words, is there any good reason to 
spend the additional money?   


Christine Buffinton
Director, Center for Computer-Aided Engineering and Design
Bucknell University  
cmb@apollo.bucknell.edu