From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 15 23:33:15 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2576637B401; Sun, 15 Jun 2003 23:33:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp-out.comcast.net (smtp-out.comcast.net [24.153.64.115]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 832AD43F75; Sun, 15 Jun 2003 23:33:14 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from garycor@comcast.net) Received: from comcast.net (pcp04279996pcs.union01.nj.comcast.net [68.39.103.49]) by mtaout02.icomcast.net (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.16 (built May 14 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HGK00CV4A6N6L@mtaout02.icomcast.net>; Mon, 16 Jun 2003 02:32:47 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 02:33:44 -0400 From: Gary Corcoran To: Lanny Baron Message-id: <3EED64C8.987C8FF0@comcast.net> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Accept-Language: en References: <20030615201628.GA2120@titan.klemm.apsfilter.org> <49486.192.168.0.69.1055741340.squirrel@mail.freebsdsystems.com> cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Which 160-180 GB ATA disk is reliable and fast ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 06:33:15 -0000 Lanny Baron wrote: > Maxtor I would not touch with a 10 foot poll. Why is that? I would have recommended the new Maxtor fluid-dynamic-bearing (FDB) ATA drives (200GB with 8MB cache), as I have them (at home). Should I be worried? :-O :) Gary