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RE: [OT] IDE
- To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
- Subject: RE: [OT] IDE
- From: "Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 23:25:20 -0000
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> > I use 5400rpm drives for exactly that reason - anyway why would
> you need the
> > higher data rate of 7200rpm drives when the maximum you can get
across a
> > network is 100mbits/sec (10 mbytes ish)? ;-) I get 24Mbytes/sec
off my
> > Firewire drives (5400rpm 160Gb Maxtors) and about 50Mbytes/sec
> off the RAID
> > array (8 x 160Gb Maxtors).
>
> Gigabit ethernet is getting cheaper to the point where it may well be
> realistic for the home soon (if it isn't for some people already).
>
> It's not just network speed that is the issue though -- all the data
> still has to travel across the same bus into memory, so contention
> on the bus is going to become a limiting factor.
Can I possibly suggest that this is getting a tad more involved than
necessary?
Yes, I would like one of the 3Com 48 x 100Mbit + 2 x Gbit switches (we have
one at work) and *MAYBE* then I'd start worrying that maybe I was getting
bandwidth problems somewhere but seeing that at the moment I can stream 5
or
6 simultaneous movies from the DVD server at full DVD bitrates across a
100Mbit network without stuttering or glitching then it's all working
nicely
and above all *CHEAPLY*!
Phil
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