Xref: utzoo comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:5059 comp.misc:11307 comp.unix.misc:900 comp.unix.sysv386:4501 Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!lethe!yunexus!ists!helios.physics.utoronto.ca!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!trwind!venice!ries From: ries@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM (Marc Ries) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.misc,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.sysv386 Subject: Re: Need information of Harddrives Message-ID: <976@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM> Date: 29 Jan 91 17:14:48 GMT References: <9230@cognos.UUCP> Reply-To: ries@venice.sedd.trw.com (Marc Ries) Organization: TRW Lines: 14 ->dbullis@cognos.UUCP (Dave Bullis) writes: -> In article <1991Jan17.215221.20223@skypod.uucp> marc@skypod.uucp (Marc Fourni -> >got it narrowed down to three possibilities: -> > 1) Maxtor 4170 158Mb 14ms ESDI hard drive ($1215.00) -> > 2) Connor 200Mb IDE 19ms w/cache ($1050.00) -> > 3) Miniscribe 9380 380 Mb ESDI 14ms ($1320.00) I have been using a Connor 80MB IDE for a year w/o any problems. I just purchased and installed a Conner 200Mb IDE (formatted = 202MB). I paid $800 at a small local dealer. The only problem I had was I had to upgrade my ALR/Phonix Bios. - Marc