Received: from localhost (maia-3.hub.org [200.46.204.184]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BFEEB9FBF1D for ; Fri, 6 Apr 2007 20:25:05 -0300 (ADT) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.184]) (amavisd-maia, port 10024) with ESMTP id 39117-05 for ; Fri, 6 Apr 2007 20:24:54 -0300 (ADT) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.4 Received: from smtp3.clear.net.nz (smtp3.clear.net.nz [203.97.33.64]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B904A9FBF15 for ; Fri, 6 Apr 2007 20:24:58 -0300 (ADT) Received: from [192.168.1.11] (121-72-77-191.dsl.telstraclear.net [121.72.77.191]) by smtp3.clear.net.nz (CLEAR Net Mail) with ESMTP id <0JG300E2YNP50U00@smtp3.clear.net.nz> for pgsql-performance@postgresql.org; Sat, 07 Apr 2007 11:24:42 +1200 (NZST) Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2007 11:24:37 +1200 From: Mark Kirkwood Subject: Re: SCSI vs SATA In-reply-to: To: Ron Cc: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org Message-id: <4616D6B5.7080504@paradise.net.nz> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit References: <1175807611.9839.120.camel@state.g2switchworks.com> User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (X11/20070313) X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Archive-Number: 200704/187 X-Sequence-Number: 24064 Ron wrote: > I read them as soon as they were available. Then I shrugged and noted > YMMV to myself. > > > 1= Those studies are valid for =those= users under =those= users' > circumstances in =those= users' environments. > How well do those circumstances and environments mimic anyone else's? Exactly, understanding whether the studies are applicable to you is the critical step - before acting on their conclusions! Thanks Ron, for the thoughtful analysis on this topic! Cheers Mark