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From: scott@dcs.qmw.ac.uk (Scott Mitchell)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Recommended SCSI hard drive for BSD system
Date: 27 Sep 1996 10:29:38 GMT
Organization: Queen Mary & Westfield College, London, UK
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In-reply-to: "Keith A. Tomkins"'s message of Wed, 25 Sep 1996 14:12:45 -0700
Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:4996 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:28103
In article <3249A04D.41C67EA6@cisco.com> "Keith A. Tomkins" <ktomkins@cisco.com> writes:
> From: "Keith A. Tomkins" <ktomkins@cisco.com>
> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
> Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 14:12:45 -0700
> Organization: cisco.com
>
> Tushar Patel wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I just had bad experience with segate drive. so, before I buy new
> > drive I want to hear from you.
> >
> > How are the following drives:
> >
> > QUANTUM FIREBALL 1280S 630C
> > LPS340S 020B
> >
> I had a Quantam 2 gig drive die about a year ago. It was only about
> 6 months old when it went belly up. They had to replace it 4 (yes that
> is
> really four) times before they got one that worked. I forget what the
> original
> one was, but it was replaced with an Atlas and a Grand Prix. Neither of
> those
> performed worth a damn. They finally replaced it with a Capella (which I
> had
> to return later to get a firmware upgrade) and that is still running OK.
>
> Good Luck
> Keith
>
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Hmmm....I've always had good luck with Quantum drives, right back to
the little 50Mb beastie in my Amiga. The 1Gb Fireball in my machine
now has been running fine for over a year. Personally I would avoid
WD drives -- had one that used to hang the whole machine every so
often. I sold it to my flatmate just before I left the country :)
Cheers,
Scott
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