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From: sac90286@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Kubla Khan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Old IBM AT; recommend new HD -- not an ST251 !
Summary: I wouldn't say that
Keywords: AT hard drive ST-251
Message-ID: <1944@garcon.cso.uiuc.edu>
Date: 5 Sep 89 13:57:55 GMT
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On the subject of ST-251s, a few months back talk was rampant in the trade
press of a serious lapse in Seagate's quality control. It seems that many
resellers and distributors were reporting a high failure rate on low end
Seagates, not just the ST-251s. Lately, however, they have been tightening
things back up to the point where the reported failures are back within the
same range as the other manufacturers. I have a ST-251-1 in my 386 at home,
and my prior employer has several ST-251s which have run 24 hours/day with
not one problem (this over a period of several months). All of these drives
have been purchased within the last year. Reports from dealers and distributors
also seem to indicate that Seagate has its act together again. I would 
recommend to anyone that Seagate drives be seriously considered as a possible
upgrade path. IMHO, they offer good performance at an excellent price.

#ifdef SUSPICIOUS_READER
#define DISCLAIMER "I have no affiliation with Seagate."
#endif

Scott
kubla@uiuc.edu