Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!hellgate.utah.edu!cs.utexas.edu!know!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!nisca.ircc.ohio-state.edu!bobd From: bobd@nisca.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Bob Debula) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: Summary #1 Re: What is best A/UX drive for $1400 or less? Keywords: disk fujitsu Message-ID: <4506@nisca.ircc.ohio-state.edu> Date: 7 Sep 90 17:32:09 GMT References: <1645@s5.Morgan.COM> Distribution: usa Organization: The Ohio State University (IRCC) Lines: 52 I noticed that in the September "Computer Shopper" on P.647 there is an ad for Fujitsu 2249 330Mb 18ms SCSI drives. I have been using a Fujitsu ESDI (2245E) and a Fujitsu 2243A (MFM drive used on my Mac with an OMTI SCSI/RLL Host adapter/controller). The 2243A is now starting to show pseudo-random errors during low formatting (I take this as a classic sign that an MFM drive has been pushed too far by use as RLL). This drive worked fine for 1 and a half years. I have been very pleased with the Fujitsu drives I have and am seriously considering purchasing a 2249S. I will probably find out what CSC (the place where I got the other two drives) will charge to bundle it in an external cabinet (it's full height 5.25") with two SCSI ports (so that I can cable more SCSI devices off of it). In case I wasn't clear, the ad from "Computer Shopper" is not CSC. CSC (Corporate System Center) can be phoned at (408)-737-7312 if anyone is interested in checking them out (this is not an ad, I just thought I'd provide a potential source of SCSI drives in response to this request). Anyone out there actually using a 2249S that can give us a summary of how well the drive has worked out? Based on what I've seen, I'll probably be getting a copy of "Silver Lining" to do my partitioning & formatting on whatever new drive I finally get. Incidently, someone in the back of "MacWeek" also generally advertises Fujitsu Drives for the Mac (just looked it up, it's a company called "Mac!Direct!" 1-800-621-8461 and Aug. 21st issue, they advertise: 357Mb 5.25" FH (presumably the 330Mb unformatted capacity) for $1549 as an external drive. 680Mb 5.25" FH for $2049 as an external drive. Both of these drives (according to ad) come with a 5 year factory warranty and have a 200,000 hour MTBF. No access times are given in the ad). Internal drive kits are cheaper (but you'd need a Mac-II full size case I believe). Thought all this might be interesting to folks looking into large drives & I'd be glad to see some real life experience postings for any of the Fujitsu SCSI drives. as an internal kit ($1549 -- ========================================================================== Bob DeBula | Internet: bobd@hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu The Ohio State University | Disclaimer: These are my views, not the U's Davros sez: When my Daleks compute they use X-TER-MI-NALS!