Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!psuvax1!psuvm!jkt100 From: JKT100@psuvm.psu.edu (JKT) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: Shopping For Hard Drives.. Message-ID: <90240.215220JKT100@psuvm.psu.edu> Date: 29 Aug 90 01:52:20 GMT References: <4128@crash.cts.com> <1990Aug27.040634.1293@ecn.purdue.edu> Organization: Penn State University Lines: 37 >>I am planning on purchasing a new hard drive soon and I'm looking for some >>very SUBJECTIVE ideas about which of the following is the proper one to buy. > > Well I have an A500 and about $500 to spend and I want info/suggestions >on the Low end Hard drives, (I'm just a full time student.) >so lets gat a conversation going. Ok. Buy a Quantum. It may cost a bit more, but you're paying for quality, and in the long run, it is DEFINITELY worth it. >What's this I hear about SEAGATES BEING JUNK? There was just a very long post about Seagates explaining the entire situation just a week ago. Please read it. >Does Quantum make the best drives? How come they dont make smaller drives >(ie about 30 meg? My range) You should be able to find a controller and Quantum 50 meg for around $600-$700 now. They probably don't make them smaller because there is less demand. Believe me, you will use up 40 megs pretty fast. The first 10 are system stuff (lots of fonts, WB accessories, basic text editors and word processor, etc.) You may last for a month or so with 25-30 megs free. Then the HD no longer becomes a luxury but basic equipment, and it just becomes natural to load it up. Within 3 months you're deleting things for room. It happened to me, and most everyone I know. Trust us - you want 40 or 50 megs minimum. Kurt -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- || Kurt Tappe (215) 363-9485 || Amigas, Macs, IBM's, C-64's, NeXTs, || || 184 W. Valley Hill Rd. || Apple ]['s.... I use 'em all. || || Malvern, PA 19355-2214 || (and in that order too! ;-) || || jkt100@psuvm.psu.edu --------------------------------------|| || jkt100@psuvm.bitnet jkt100%psuvm.bitnet@psuvax1 QLink: KurtTappe || -----------------------------------------------------------------------