[aclug-L] Re: IDE Hard Drives

[Jonathan Hall <jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

*cough* *cough*

Don't buy a Maxtor if you value your data.

(There's a reason CompUSA only sells Maxtor drives  :-)


On Sun, Dec 19, 1999 at 12:17:16PM -0600, Tony Scarpelli wrote:
> Lately I have had good luck with Maxtor's.  Even used Samsung's but a while 
> ago I had trouble with 1+2 gig Samsungs, they may have solved that problem 
> though?  I buy all of my motherboards, CPU's, hard drives from specialized 
> distributors that beat the prices of tech data and Merisel.  If you can 
> wait 3 days for your products, maybe I can help you?
> 
> If you want a big drive like 20gig+, I will order it for you.  Takes 2 
> days.
> 
> 
> On Sunday, December 19, 1999 2:05 PM, James O. Harms 
> [SMTP:joharms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] wrote:
> : Patrick R. Klee wrote:
> : >
> : > Hello all,
> : >     I was wondering, what is a good IDE hard disk to buy and who should
> : > I buy it from.
> :
> : My preference (in order):
> : Fujitsu
> : Quantum
> :
> : You might be interested to know that Gibson Research (of SpinRite fame)
> : recently quit recommending Western Digital drives.
> :
> : As for where to buy, try CyberTron - 1021 E. Murdock.  They have the
> : best local prices I have found.

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