Difference between SCSI hard drive and IDE hard drive | SCSI vs. IDE
Difference between SCSI hard drive and IDE hard drive
SCSI | IDE | |
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Stands For | SCSI stands for : Small Computer System Interface. | IDE stands for : Integrated Drive Electronics. |
Maximum No. of Device Required | SCSI supports maximum of 15 devices per channel. | IDE supports maximum of 2 devices per channel. |
Transfer Rate | SCSI hard drive support faster data transfer rate on optimizing better performance and on producing better result. | IDE have slower data transfer rate comparatively. |
Cost | SCSI is more expensive. | IDE is less expensive than SCSI. |
Speed | SCSI is faster than IDE. | IDE is less faster in compare to SCSI. |
rpm : Rotation Per Minute | SCSI drives with 10,000 rpm. | IDE drives with 7200 rpm. |
Support | SCSI application better suited to corporate application on workstation and server. | With IDE, it supports ATA/ 133 standard better than some of the older flavor of SCSI. |