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From: lm@slovax.engr.sgi.com (Larry McVoy)
Newsgroups: io.general,io.computers,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: List of recommended hardware components
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Date: 3 Feb 1995 03:34:33 GMT
Organization: Silicon Graphics Inc., Mountain View, CA
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Daniel Stephens (stephens@sycamore.pprd.abbott.com) wrote:
:     >> Yes : Seagate. I had a Seagate drive that started to have bit
:     >> rot right after when the warranty (get this : 12 months) has
:     >> run out. I've talked to people with similar problems. Stay away
:     >> from Seagate.

:     James> 	Interesting, I have never had a problem with a Segate.
:     James> Rodime, Miniscribe, Maxtor, and Western-Digital yes, but
:     James> never a problem with a Segate (and I have used MANY of
:     James> them, though usually > 600 Meg capacity) If my current
:     James> Segate lasts through the warranty (5 years) I will be very
:     James> happy.

I can vouch for the Seagate Elite 1, Elite 2, and Barracudas (all used by
Sun and went through Suns qualification process).   All of these were
big drives which goes along with the comments that others have made that 
the seagate problems may be restricted to the smaller drives.  Dont go
below a gig and you are fine, and at 50cents/megabyte, why would you?
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Larry McVoy			(415) 390-1804			 lm@sgi.com