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(Part 4)
SCSI vs. IDE Bus Mastering for DAWs, Part 4
by D. Glen Cardenas and Jose M. Catena
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SCSI Controller Specifications Prices
Adaptec 2940 AU Ultra $165
Adaptec 2940 UW Ultra Wide $197 to $205
Adaptec 2940 U2W Ultra 2 Wide $205 to $255
Adaptec 19160 Ultra 160 $175
Adaptec 29160N PCI 32 Ultra 160 32 bit PCI $259 to $270
Adaptec 29160 PCI 64 Ultra 160 LVD 64 bit PCI $269 to $350
Adaptec 39160 PCI 64 Dual Ultra Wide 64 bit PCI $359 to $400
Koutech SCSI-2 SCSI 2 $47
Koutech UW Ultra Wide $85
Koutech UW LVD Ultra Wide LVD $135
SCSI Motherboard Specifications Price
ASUS P2B-DS 440BX Dual PII w/Ultra 2 Wide SCSI 80 MB/sec $526
ASUS P2B-LS 440BX PII ATX w/Ultra Wide SCSI 80 MB/sec $369
ASUS P2B-S 440BX PII ATX w/Ultra Wide SCSI 80 MB/sec $329
Iwill DBL-100 440BX PII/PIII ATX w/AIC7890 SCSI chip $429
Iwill BS-100 440BX PII/PIII ATX w/AIC7890 SCSI chip $259
Supermicro SQ2R6 Quad PIII w/Dual Ultra 160 SCSI $2785
Supermicro 370DL3 Dual PIII - LC chip set w/Ultra 160 SCSI $489
Supermicro Super S2DG2 Dual PII/PIII Xeon 440GX w/Dual Ultra-2 SCSI $479
Supermicro Super S2DGU Dual PII/PIII Xeon 440GX w/Ultra-2 SCSI $475
Supermicro Super D2DGR Dual PII/PIII Xeon 440GX w/Ultra Wide SCSI $419
SuperMicro P6DBS Dula PII 440BX w/Dual Ultra Wide SCSI $345
Supermicro P6SBU PII 440BX w/Ultra-2 SCSI $297
Supermicro P6SBS PII 440BX w/Dual Ultra Wide SCSI $269
Tyan S2257DUAN Dual PII/PIII 840 chip set w/Dual Ultra-2 LVD $649
Tyan S1952DLUR Dual PII Xeon 440GX w/Ultra-2 SCSI $599
Tyan S1837UANG-L Dual PII/PIII 440GX w/Dual Ultra-2 SCSI $469
Tyan S1837UANG-R Dual PII/PIII 440GX w/Dual Ultra-2 SCSI $585


A quick product and price survey from the internet and some on-line retailers at random


How you wish to allocate financial and system resources is a very personal decision, but there are clear trade-offs in going either way. On the one hand, you might have more flexibility with SCSI. On the other, IDE might be a bit faster and allow you to take the money you save and put it into a faster CPU, better motherboard and more RAM which will translate directly into better performance.


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