Re: Small server hd config?



***** charles staggered into the Black Sun and said:
I would like to put together a small server with linux. Is scsi or
sata better for file transfer speeds? [Are] there any other types of
hd connections I should look at?

SCSI is faster than SATA if you spend a lot of money on 15K SCSI drives.
If you don't want to do that, you will be better off with SATA in terms
of bang/buck.

Does anyone have benchmark/transfer rate numbers anywhere?

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