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From: kipp@gistdev.gist.com (Kipp Kreft)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Video Card and Hard Drive Question
Message-ID: <1064@gistdev.gist.com>
Date: 25 Jan 91 23:59:38 GMT
References: <6286@rossignol.Princeton.EDU>
Organization: Global Information Systems Technology Inc., Savoy, IL
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doukas@hart.Princeton.EDU (Dimitris Doukas) writes:


>I have the following question for you:
>	I am going to buy a 486-25MHz computer. Gateway2000 offers a good deal.
>	The question refers to the video card and the hard drive. GW offers
>	the "diamond SpeedStar" with 1Mb which they say outperforms every other
>	brand name card. I had in mind to by the Orchid Prodesigner II 1024 x 768.
>	Could anyone tell me if he/she had an experience with the diamond SpeedStar
>	and in particular point out any well known incompatibilities (I am interested to
>	run UNIX)?

*--*
I have one.  It is fast, but haven't done anything strange with yet (or run
UNIX).  The Windows drivers seem good (1024x768x256 is a little small).
*--*

>                  They also offer a WD 200MB 15ms IDE hard drive, but i am for a
>	Conner 3204 200Mb IDE. Do you have any comments on that?

>Thanks a lot,
>--Dimitris
>PS: They charge 150$ for the Diamond and 700$ for the WD HD.
>--

>------
>	Dimitris Doukas  (doukas@princeton.edu)
>------

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They have at least two 200Mb drives:  Maxtor and Western Digital.  I was told
I would get the Maxtor, but they sent me the WD.  I was unaware they even make
hard drives, and I wanted the Maxtor, so I had Gateway replace it.  (Also, the
WD drive was much noisier.)  I like the Maxtor.  No info on the Connor.

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