Firewire vs SCSI External Harddrive?

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I want to add an external hardrive to my computer to record audio, and am wondering if anyone can tell me which works better, SCSI or Firewire interface?

I'm running Windows 98SE and Sonar 2.0 software. Firewire drives seems to be plentiful and less expensive these days.

Thanks in advance!

Sage
 
SCSI is always gonna be more expensive, and will probably always be faster. Given good drivers, they should both work equally well, though you'll be able to do more simultaneous recording and playback with SCSI.

I don't know what your application is, but you may want to consider removable IDE drives.
 
Hi! Thanks for your answer. When you say I can do more simultaneous recording and playback with SCSI, I'm concerned about Firewire limiting me.

Do you know how an internal IDE performance compares to external SCSI or Firewire?

Thanks!
Sage
 
IDE is faster than Firewire and slower than SCSI. MOTU sells their 896 which can do eight simultaneous 24/96 tracks, so Firewire must be able to handle more than that, though probably not a whole lot more.
 
It sounds like my best bet for performance is the IDE internal drive. The only downside is I'll have to copy everything from my extra (audio only) internal 13Gig before removing it and replacing it with a 120Gig.

Thanks!
 
Why do you have to replace it? If you're out of IDE channels, you can always get an Ultra ATA PCI card for something like $20. Or if you want to get rid of it, I'll take it off your hands. ;)
 
Okay, I'll check into the Ultra ATA PCI card, and talk to a local friend who is a sys admin guy for more help.

Thanks for all the help!
Sage
 
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