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From: jwright@cs.iastate.edu (Jim Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: syquest removable media hard drives
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Date: 20 Jan 90 20:17:33 GMT
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tjf@lanl.gov (Tom J Farish) writes:
| Hi...I am using a Mass Microsystems removable-media drive
| at work with a Mac II.  We have experienced a 100% failure
| rate for these driver...YES 100% !  All 10 have had to go back
| too the shop for drive or power supply failures.

I have a couple of the MassMicro drives.  They are poorly designed.  All
problems are with the rotten power supply and inadequate ventilation.
The things overheat and stop working reliably.

| I can't speak for other brands, but the 
| Syquest drives are in ours.

There are a gaggle of VARs that package and sell SyQuest drives.  MassMicro
is only one such vendor.  I highly recommend the basic drive.  Great idea
and the SyQuest part works fine.

Can anyone offer words of wisdom on choosing a replacement fan for electronic
equipment?  I think a higher flow rate will solve all the trouble, but
I don't want to wreck the system with a noisy (electrically) fan.

--
Jim Wright
jwright@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu