> - 1x dvdrom narrowly beats 100meg ethernet. that doesn't fit with my recollection of reading/transferring DVDs, or with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical

> - 1x dvdrom narrowly beats 100meg ethernet. that doesn't fit with my recollection of reading/transferring DVDs, or with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_storage_media_writing_and_reading_speed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_storage_media_writing_... > - ATA133 narrowly beats 1gbit ethernet. the electrical interface/protocol, sure. i don't think any ATA133 drive made could actually saturate its interface, or a gigabit link.