> > > > hard drives are cheaper than scsi, but more than
> > > IDE.
> > >
> > > isn't "firewire drive" IDE drive with FW-IDE bridge?
> >
> > Apparently so. I had no idea. D'oh!
>
> I don't thing so, the IDE enclosures I've seen talks SBP2, which is scsi2
> over memory mmaped bus (wirefire).
>

but talks to IDE drive so it will be slower than IDE (IDE speed-overhead).