Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 10:19:15 -0700 From: Darryl Okahata <darrylo@hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com> To: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Reliable Quantum drives (was: Re: your mail) Message-ID: <199610151719.AA294689955@hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com>
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Scott Blachowicz <scott@statsci.com> wrote:
> Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> wrote:
>
> > Geez. Sounds like they're still building sticky drives. I don't like
> > Quantum for just that reason.
>
> Geez...now he tells me...:-)).
Quantum drives aren't all "bad". In particular, the "Atlas" series
is quite good, although noisy and a bit hot (but not as hot as Seagate
Barracudas). If you don't mind "average" performance (~4.5MB/sec), the
old Fireball series is decent and inexpensive (I don't know how the
newer/slower "Fireball TM" fares, though).
I'd stay away from Empire and, maybe, Capella drives, however.
-- Darryl Okahata
Internet: darrylo@sr.hp.com
DISCLAIMER: this message is the author's personal opinion and does not
constitute the support, opinion, or policy of Hewlett-Packard, or of the
little green men that have been following him all day.
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