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From: Paul Newhouse <pimin@diac.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: SCSI or IDE hard drive/CD-ROM
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 19:00:35 -0700
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David Zakai wrote:

> Purchase decision:  SCSI or IDE hard drive/CD-ROM for new
> Pentium 166 MHz, PCI system.  Why?  Cost.

> Is it a mistake to use 2 gigabyte EIDE drive with FreeBSD
> instead of 2.1 gig SCSI drive?

> The EIDE system is several hundred dollars cheaper.

How much performance can your pocket book handle???

Paul