Date: Thu, 8 Aug 1996 19:43:40 -0400 (EDT) From: Frank Seltzer <frankd@yoda.fdt.net> To: Scott Blachowicz <scott@statsci.com> Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: IDE or SCSI if only one drive Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.95.960808193720.224A-100000@Kryten.nina.com> In-Reply-To: <m0uoded-000QYEC@main.statsci.com>
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On Thu, 8 Aug 1996, Scott Blachowicz wrote: > Seagate 2.9GB SCSI-II Drive $339 > Fast SCSI 10MB/s burst rate > 5400 RPM spindle speed > 10ms average access time > Brand new - one year warranty > Full Height 5 1/4" drive Many of these places buy close out and surplus lots of older drives. That is why they are so cheap and the warranty is so short compared with current drives. > it seems like all of their new drives seem to have a 90 day or one year > warranty, where a lot of the others I've seen are 3-5 year warranties. > > I think I've seen that before (but I can't find it on that site at the moment). > Does that drive have a decent track record? They've also got some new drives > getting down close to $400 (e.g. Micropolis 4421). I have a new system with a Micropolis 4421 on an Adaptec 2940 controller. I have been having a hell of a time getting 2.1 installed on this combination. I will have to wait for 2.1.5 to arrive and see if it makes a difference. Until then I can not recommend this drive. I am not blaming the drive but it is a new model and the Adaptec 2940 is well known. > Thanx, > Scott Blachowicz Ph: 206/283-8802x240 Mathsoft (Data Analysis Products Div) > 1700 Westlake Ave N #500 > scott@statsci.com Seattle, WA USA 98109 > Scott.Blachowicz@seaslug.org > > Frank -- Only in America can a homeless veteran sleep in a cardboard box while a draft dodger sleeps in the White House. <unknown>
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