Re: 320/540: Why a IDE CD-ROM?

From: Glenn (glenn_at_ihatespam-canit.se)
Date: 09/25/03 

Date: 25 Sep 2003 18:11:3 +0100

> + On 24-Sep-03 19:21:54
 +Tony 'Nicoya' Mantler <nicoya@ubb.ca> wrote

>Just for reference, the current retail prices are roughly as follows:

>SCSI DVD-ROM: $120
>ATA DVD-ROM: $30

>I don't know about you, but I don't mind SGI cutting costs in places that
>don't really matter. Heck, I don't think I've ever stuck anything but an OS
>CD into any of my SGIs, and I sure don't need SCSI for that.

How about the cost of putting the IDE-interface there ? ..sure,
if the machine would have IDE anyway it would be ok, but if the IDE
is there just to be able to use a cheaper CDROM its pretty stupid. 

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