From owner-freebsd-questions Fri May 25 8:32:42 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from gdmckee.local (pc-62-30-209-11-so.blueyonder.co.uk [62.30.209.11]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 24EA737B422 for ; Fri, 25 May 2001 08:32:37 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from freebsd@gdmckee.com) Received: from [192.168.0.10] (helo=p300) by gdmckee.local with smtp (Exim 3.22 #1) id 153JZm-000JDh-00; Fri, 25 May 2001 16:32:30 +0100 Message-ID: <012301c0e52f$f96d7e20$0a00a8c0@gdmckee.local> From: "G D McKee" To: "Thomas Lau" , References: <000001c0e5a6$aeff1b60$9c10123d@lau> Subject: Re: Western Digital or IBM of Hard Disk are better? Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 16:32:57 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0120_01C0E538.5B197C20" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0120_01C0E538.5B197C20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageHi I have never had any problems with IBM disks - SCSI or IDE. Try = Fujitsu. The only HDD's I have had that have died are Quantum. Gordon ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Thomas Lau=20 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2001 6:42 AM Subject: Western Digital or IBM of Hard Disk are better? well, I hear that WD of 5400RPM HD speed near 7200RPM, is it ture? and my 34.2GB IBM HD was dead, I will not trust IBM anymore because have problem 3times ago I want to use IDE. not SCSI! please make some suggestion, and please leave out your suggested HD of = model type, so it can help me to search about it, Thanks ------=_NextPart_000_0120_01C0E538.5B197C20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Hi
 
I have never had any problems with IBM = disks - SCSI=20 or IDE.  Try Fujitsu.  The only HDD's I have had that have = died are=20 Quantum.
 
Gordon
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From:=20 Thomas=20 Lau
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Subject: Western Digital or IBM = of Hard=20 Disk are better?

well, I hear that WD=20 of 5400RPM HD speed near 7200RPM, is it ture?
and my 34.2GB IBM HD=20 was dead, I will not trust IBM anymore
because have problem=20 3times ago
I want to use IDE.=20 not SCSI!
please make some=20 suggestion, and please leave out your suggested HD of model type, so = it can=20 help me to search about it,=20 Thanks
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