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Subject: Re: Low noise 2 GB hard drive
To: daniel@icon.pp.se (Daniel Eriksson)
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 1996 17:13:45 -0500 (CDT)
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> just a couple of degrees above room temperature). My old Micrpolis
> 4110 (1GB, 5400rpm, 8.5ms) on the other hand generates loads of
> heat and I wouldn't dare running it without a fan.
> 
> Both drives are lightly loaded and I have no idea what would happen
> if the drives got hit by a full newsspool, but then again, we are
> talking about desktop "set-top" computers, and they rarely serve
> as newsservers, do they?

I've a 4110 running on spool.mu.edu's news spool (Solaris 2.5.1, SPARC 10/30)
It's a really nice drive and has had no problems - excellent performance.

I'm not a Micropolis fan, but they do make some good drives (and some bad
ones too).

... JG