From owner-freebsd-hardware Fri Oct 10 10:54:34 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id KAA26874 for hardware-outgoing; Fri, 10 Oct 1997 10:54:34 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware) Received: from GndRsh.aac.dev.com (GndRsh.aac.dev.com [198.145.92.241]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id KAA26869 for ; Fri, 10 Oct 1997 10:54:26 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com) Received: (from rgrimes@localhost) by GndRsh.aac.dev.com (8.8.5/8.7.3) id KAA05831; Fri, 10 Oct 1997 10:52:56 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" Message-Id: <199710101752.KAA05831@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> Subject: Re: Assembling new machine In-Reply-To: <199710100632.AA100695123@mina.sr.hp.com> from Darryl Okahata at "Oct 9, 97 11:32:02 pm" To: darrylo@sr.hp.com Date: Fri, 10 Oct 1997 10:52:56 -0700 (PDT) Cc: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL25 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > Ollivier Robert wrote: > > > If you don't need a 7200 rpm drive, IBM has several good drives at 5400 > > rpm. They run slower but also cooler than 7200 ones. I have a DORS-32160 (2 > > GB) and a DCAS-34330W (4 GB) and they run fine. Both are Ultra and the > > 34330W is of course also wide. > > Let me second the recommendation for the IBM 5400RPM DCAS 34330. > Although it's only a 5400 RPM drive, it's relatively fast -- comparable > to my old Quantum Atlas I's, which are 7200RPM drives. The IBM is also > a *lot* quieter and a *lot* cooler. The 4GB version is also pretty > inexpensive at $399 (http://www.basoncomputer.com), although this is for > a bare drive *without* instructions (you can get the basic information > off a sticker on the drive, or you can go to IBM's web site for detailed > drive information). Cation is in order here, Bason Computer is a grey market drive dealer, they purchase excess OEM inventory and sell it to anyone who will buy it. They tend to stand behind it very well for the 1 year Bason warranty, but do not expect to be able to file warranty claims with the drive manufacturer. -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation, Inc. Reliable computers for FreeBSD