Re: looking for opinions on scsi adapter cards
On Tue, Sep 09, 1997 at 09:57:23PM -0400, butch wrote:
> i am looking to build my own computer system and i think scsi is the best
> way to go for pure performance. so iwas wondering about what the members
> here like?
This is becoming a FAQ. :)
There was a long thread about this not long ago. Without going into
details, the unanimous answer is:
Do not buy Adaptec. They're fine for Windoze but not prime-time on Linux.
Buy a BusLogic adapter if you need reliability and high performance
at a good price. The FlashPoint LT is a great, inexpensive adapter.
It may not be supported by the Debian boot disks though. I haven't
looked into this yet. The BT-948 is most certainly supported. Mylex
recently bought BusLogic. http://www.mylex.com
Buy a DPT adapter if you need fancy features like RAID and/or you can
afford it. I don't know their URL. (http://www.dpt.com ?)
Also read the Linux SCSI-HOWTO (somewhat dated, it says FlashPoint
adapters don't work and that they're slow -- both points being absolutely
false.) http://www.dandelion.com/linux has the latest BusLogic info
on Linux.
Jeff
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