From owner-freebsd-hardware Thu Jul 25 15:07:24 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id PAA04709 for hardware-outgoing; Thu, 25 Jul 1996 15:07:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hp.com (hp.com [15.255.152.4]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id PAA04703 for ; Thu, 25 Jul 1996 15:07:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: from srmail.sr.hp.com by hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3) id AA211602426; Thu, 25 Jul 1996 15:07:06 -0700 Received: from hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com by srmail.sr.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3) id AA171932425; Thu, 25 Jul 1996 15:07:05 -0700 Received: from mina.sr.hp.com by hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3) id AA005032424; Thu, 25 Jul 1996 15:07:04 -0700 Message-Id: <199607252207.AA005032424@hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com> To: gtc@aloft.att.com (gary.corcoran) Cc: BRETT_GLASS@ccgate.infoworld.com, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Micropolis, again In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 25 Jul 1996 17:35:00 EDT." <9607252135.AA18086@stargazer> Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 15:07:04 -0700 From: Darryl Okahata Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > >Oops.... You're right. It's Conner. But the wave of consolidations is > >depressing. Fewer choices, and fewer opportunities to pay a little more for > >a better product. (Apparently, computer OEMs don't care about quality -- > >just price.) > > Overall, true. But some of you may be interested to know: > Quantum makes at least two 4G 3.5" drives. The XP34301 and the > XP34300 (Atlas). The Atlas was, originally, a DEC design, and I believe that the 34301 (the Grand Prix) is a Quantum design. Of these two, the Atlas is the preferred drive. ;-) The Atlas II is about to hit the market, and so it's unknown if the Atlas II is as good as the Atlas. > BTW, I chose this drive after previously buying a Micropolis MC3243 > which died (stopped spinning) 6 weeks after buying it. The replacement Does anyone know if the Micropolis 4221 is a reliable drive? -- 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.