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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Seagate ST296N
Message-ID: <4619@crash.cts.com>
Date: 14 Jul 89 13:07:51 GMT
Organization: Crash TS, San Diego, CA
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> I've had a ST296N for almost a year now with nary a problem.
> It runs 24 hours a day 7 days a week.  It only gets power cycled
> an average of about 2 times a month.
> 
> hugh@censor, kink!hugh@censor

Obviously the reasons this person you quoted hasn't had a problem is because
he has niether run his drive past the 1 year period before most units fail and
he has also kept the darn thing running 24 hours a day!  As everyone so
graciously states in thier "Seagate bashing", the drive fails due to normal
on/off transitions.  By leaving the drive on all the time, the on/off
transition isn't nearly as deadly.   And since he hasn't hit the 1 year
warranty wall yet, his drive is sure not to exhibit any problems.

I wonder what this mystery reviewer would have to say now?

--Bob
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