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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Morris" data-source="post: 1842809" data-attributes="member: 87">Adlon is still going with the SATA drives, for reasons that haven't been brought up by the SCSI enthusiasts - not the least of which is SCSI drives tend to have much shorter lifespans than SATAs.I dunno though - I'm staying out of this.&nbsp; I trust Adlon to give us the most cost-effective solution.&nbsp; Sure, we can buy all this extreme high end stuff but it would hardly be cost effective.To bring things down to the level most members of the boards can understand - consider standard desktops.&nbsp; Right now the median price is around $900.&nbsp; At that point you're getting great quality for the money. Sure a $2000 desktop is faster, but in 18 months it's going to be the $900 machine and you've wasted $1100.&nbsp; Meanwhile the $900 machine has only dropped to $500, a depreciation of $400.At the end of the day we will have a machine (actually machines) that can serve us for the next three years (we hope - I have a feeling that once the slowdowns disappear the registration and use rate will jump up again). Adlon built the machine we're on now and it's done well for three years.&nbsp; I see no reason to doubt his ability to do it again.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Michael Morris, post: 1842809, member: 87"] Adlon is still going with the SATA drives, for reasons that haven't been brought up by the SCSI enthusiasts - not the least of which is SCSI drives tend to have much shorter lifespans than SATAs. I dunno though - I'm staying out of this. I trust Adlon to give us the most cost-effective solution. Sure, we can buy all this extreme high end stuff but it would hardly be cost effective. To bring things down to the level most members of the boards can understand - consider standard desktops. Right now the median price is around $900. At that point you're getting great quality for the money. Sure a $2000 desktop is faster, but in 18 months it's going to be the $900 machine and you've wasted $1100. Meanwhile the $900 machine has only dropped to $500, a depreciation of $400. At the end of the day we will have a machine (actually machines) that can serve us for the next three years (we hope - I have a feeling that once the slowdowns disappear the registration and use rate will jump up again). Adlon built the machine we're on now and it's done well for three years. I see no reason to doubt his ability to do it again. [/QUOTE]

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