Scsi Vs. Ide - Lexicon 12T User Manual

SCSI Vs. IDE

Both SCSI and IDE offer distinct advantages and disadvantages:
Benefits
SCSI • Fast bus performance
• Removable media
• Choice of many high
performance drives
IDE: • Drives approach SCSI
performance
• Inexpensive
• Using the IDE bus decreases
activity on the SCSI bus
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Liabilities
• Use of a PCI card to interface
to the computer increases bus
traffic, especially if multiple PCI
cards are in the system
• The IDE bus is slower (in most
cases this is NOT the limiting factor)
• Fewer model choices
• Limited removable media
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