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From: philba@microsoft.UUCP (Phil Barrett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: any experiences with seagate 4144R?
Keywords: 4144R, RLL, seagate, western digital
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Date: 25 Aug 89 15:42:12 GMT
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I've been looking at the Seagate 4144R (120Mb HD) and WD 1006 1:1 RLL
controller (I forget the exact number) as a really cost effective way
to get 100Mb+ and decent performance.

Does anyone out there use this combination? Does it work well?  Is there
a more cost effective way to get a large disk + 1:1 interleave?  Prices
I've seen lead me to believe I can get both for about $720, $6/Mb.  I'm
not looking for the cheapest but rather for a low cost, good quality
deal.  Is the 4144R a reliable device?  I know there are people out there
who think seagate quality is a contradiction in terms but I'm looking for
facts on this specific drive and controller.  If you have one running,
were there any problems getting the BIOS recognize the drive type? (and
just what *is* the drive type?)

Also, is the 4144R really just an RLL version of the 4096 (80Mb seagate)? 
Is the 4096 RLL capable?  Is anyone using this combo?  The 4096 is about $50
cheaper.  Probably not worth the risk, though.

Emailed comments will be summarized to the net.

Thanks,
Phil Barrett
Microsoft