[aclug-L] Re: UHOH!!!!

["Dale W Hodge" <dwh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of John Goerzen
> 
> AVOID:
>    Conner          (you'd rather use 180K floppies than one of these)
>    Maxtor          (maybe worth $5)
>    Quantum         (maybe worth $5.01)
> 
> Having said that <g>, good brands are:
> 
>    IBM
>    Seagate
>    Fujitsu
>    Western Digital*
> 
> * Their drives aren't quite as good as the other three, and they don't
> make SCSI, but you can often find them cheaper.  Some would say the
> same about Seagate's IDE drives; I know that the SCSI drives are great
> though.

I keep hearing this, but I've had good luck with Maxtor & Quantum, and
nothing but poor luck with WD. Seagate/Conner drives have been so-so.
(Yes, they are made by the same company - have been for the last few
years).  I think it's a coin toss.  I figure you might see more Maxtor
failures because they are the probably the most installed drive these
days. Just the law of averages kicking in.

--dwh

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