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From: greg@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Greg Harp)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Possesed Hard Drive (What to avoid)
Summary: Disk demons and other nasties
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Date: 9 May 90 04:08:35 GMT
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I'm planning to buy a hard drive for my 500 this summer, unless some financial
windfall allows me to get a 3000.  I have heard many things about many drives,
and the majority of it conflicts.

I would like an economical system consisting of a controller (hopefully with
space for about 2MB RAM in the future) and a 40-50Meg HD.

What I want to know is which HD's should I avoid??

OK, don't everyone shout Seagate all at once.  It seems they need a little
work. I plan to watch and see what they do about their current problems, and
I've heard the new revision (157N-1 or whatever) has fewer problems.  Quantum
is supposed to be very nice, but it's kinda expensive to this strugglig 
college student.  (however, i may end up paying for quality)  What other
HD's are especially good/especially cheap? (cheap!=bad) 

Also, the question of controllers arises.  Which one should I get?  I've heard
the Trump Card is slow, but it's also low-end.  Who makes a good, inexpensive,
memory-expandable SCSI controller for the 500?

One final note:  Although I don't want a slow HD or controller, I'm no speed
demon either.  To put it in terms of my car, I drive a 10-year-old Toyota,
but it's not necessarily a slow one.... :-) :-)

Another final note: (Is it OK if I have two?  Noone complaining?  Good.) I
am looking for a little more speed than my stock 500 gives me.  I have 
been watching the discussions about 14Mhz mods and am very interested.
I have also entertained the idea of an 881 add-on (I've only heard rumors
of this possibility, but it'd be nice considering the number of Mandlebrots
and other fractals I've been generating.)  I have also heard tell of a card
that already gives the 500 a 14Mhz 68k and an 881.  Is this true?  How much
does it cost?

Just a few (hundred) questions from a 3000-dazzled student.

Thanks in advance (ooooh! I hate that phrase!)

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