Bruce Momjian wrote:
> 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
Problem is :), you can purchase SATA Enterprise Drives.
Joshua D. Drake
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