Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!paperboy!sauron!hankin From: hankin@sauron.osf.org (Scott Hankin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: MacAvenue hard drives? Message-ID: Date: 27 Nov 90 21:26:39 GMT References: <47244@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> Sender: news@OSF.ORG Distribution: usa Lines: 36 cammanly@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Kenneth Manly) writes: >Does anyone have any experience with mail-order >hard drives from MacAvenue? >Ken Manly cammanly@ubvms.bitnet cammanly@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu I bought one about 3 months ago to replace my ailing Mac+ internal Micahdrive. I decided on the Quantum 105 external, keeping an eye towards future needs, and thinking I wouldn't be using my Mac+ forever. The thing is built like a brick. It's fairly small, and much quieter than other drives I've encountered. It has external SCSI terminators, a push-button drive ID, and a rocker-style power switch. There is a tiny light on the front which is orange when the power is on, and turns green when the drive is accessed. The fan is quiet and appears to be adequate. There are a lot of drives out there which look and feel like the sellers took a hard disk and threw it in a box with a power supply. This drive, however, looks like it was well designed thoughout. The feel of quality is there. Everythings seems sturdier than it needs to be. It came with the latest system software installed, and OnLocation was included for free. OnLocation turns out to be pretty handy for finding stuff when I program in Think C - it's lots faster than Think's search facility. It also comes with formatting and partitioning software as well, but it arrived formatted, and I never could figure out the reasons in favor of partitioning, so I can't comment on either of those. I would recommend the MacAvenue drives without hesitation. - Scott --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scott Hankin (hankin@osf.org) | "You're not entirely committed to sanity, Open Software Foundation | are you?"