ACARD ARS-2000SUP versus SCSI2SD - round 1

On Sat, 25 Jun 2016, pete wrote: I'm not sure about that. I've got another ACARD unit (the faster SCA model) that I use in my Tezro. I also have a second disk (the Tezro can hold a couple) that's a spinning rust 15k Barracuda. I don't have numbers right now (next time I fire up my Tezro I'll get some). However, anecdotally, the ACARD disk (also predicated on a Samsung 850 Pro SATA SSD) will absolutely stomp the Barracuda's guts out in every stat and especially on latency. The main time I can "feel" it is when I run Photoshop or a browser. The SSD-based ACARD makes the system feel a lot faster. Pages finish loading faster, 'rqsall' takes about half as long, packages install much more quickly, and the silly delays you get when 'inst' is reading package metadata takes a lot less time. I curse at it only about half as much (I love IRIX but 'inst' and I aren't pals - I haze it often). I know that's all anecdotal, but I'm pretty sure I tested the disk when I first got it and it blew the rust-based drive away. I've just got my bench all covered with Quadra 700 parts and various jury-rigged SCSI cables so I can install from CDROM on a machine that doesn't have space for a CDROM etc.. When I finish refurbing this thing with a MacOS + A/UX 3 dual boot rig, I'll grab the SGIs. I'll try out the ACARD vs SCSI2SD on my R5k/180 Indy. -Swift