X-Original-To: pgsql-performance-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.251]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E2EF09FA315 for ; Sat, 3 Jun 2006 23:23:50 -0300 (ADT) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.251]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 52407-03 for ; Sat, 3 Jun 2006 23:23:39 -0300 (ADT) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- Received: from linda-2.paradise.net.nz (bm-2a.paradise.net.nz [203.96.152.181]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B3689FB1B7 for ; Sat, 3 Jun 2006 23:23:40 -0300 (ADT) Received: from smtp-3.paradise.net.nz (tclsnelb1-src-1.paradise.net.nz [203.96.152.172]) by linda-2.paradise.net.nz (Paradise.net.nz) with ESMTP id <0J0B00849DB7CV@linda-2.paradise.net.nz> for pgsql-performance@postgresql.org; Sun, 04 Jun 2006 14:23:32 +1200 (NZST) Received: from [192.168.1.11] (218-101-29-24.dsl.clear.net.nz [218.101.29.24]) by smtp-3.paradise.net.nz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D3A9746CC; Sun, 04 Jun 2006 14:21:17 +1200 (NZST) Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2006 14:21:08 +1200 From: Mark Kirkwood Subject: Re: RES: Initial database loading and IDE x SCSI In-reply-to: <200606040203.k54235c23743@candle.pha.pa.us> To: Bruce Momjian Cc: carlosreimer@terra.com.br, Mark Lewis , Tom Lane , pgsql-performance@postgresql.org Message-id: <44824394.2050504@paradise.net.nz> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (X11/20060417) References: <200606040203.k54235c23743@candle.pha.pa.us> X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Archive-Number: 200606/29 X-Sequence-Number: 19386 Bruce Momjian wrote: > > The definitive guide to servers vs. desktop drives is: > > http://www.seagate.com/content/docs/pdf/whitepaper/D2c_More_than_Interface_ATA_vs_SCSI_042003.pdf > Yeah - very nice paper, well worth a read (in spite of the fact that it is also Seagate propaganda, supporting their marketing position and terminology!) Cheers Mark