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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!daffy!uwvax!uwm.edu!news.moneng.mei.com!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!psgrain!news.tek.com!news!phils From: phils@satori.tv.tek.com (Phil Staub) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: SCSI drive recommendation Date: 10 Jul 1995 16:19:37 GMT Organization: Tektronix TV Products Lines: 36 Distribution: usa Message-ID: <PHILS.95Jul10091937@satori.tv.tek.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: satori.tv.tek.com This is an appeal to the collective wisdom of the readers of this group to help me select a 1GB (or thereabouts) SCSI-2 drive to replace my Seagate ST31200N, which died due to massive media errors over the weekend after only 10 months of use. I bought the drive against my better judgement, and it appears I should have listened to my instincts. (Yes, I will be sending it in for warranty service, but I won't be using it for critical data when I get it back.) I'm looking at the Hard Drives International ad in the June Computer Shopper, and the choices I seem to have are Seagate (out for obvious reasons) Micropolis (not considered due to no drive in the 1GB range) Fujitsu I'm currently leaning toward this one Connor Pretty small cache here. Performance? Quantum Seems to be quite expensive for the class of drive it is. In that issue, there's an evaluation of 10 1GB drives (both EIDE and SCSI) in which an HP drive is mentioned that looks interesting. However, none of the ads in the mag have that particular drive. Anyone know anything about that drive and/or where to find it? I'm not particularly interested in stirring up a hornets' nest, so please reply via e-mail. I'll collect responses and send a summary to anyone who is interested. (Unless otherwise requested, I *will* identify the source of comments.) Thanks, Phil -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Staub, phils@tv.tv.tek.com TV/Communications Test Division (503) 627-6910