Path: utzoo!mnetor!tmsoft!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ncar!noao!arizona!dave From: dave@cs.arizona.edu (Dave P. Schaumann) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc Subject: Re: Avg lifetime for a 3.5" floppy? Message-ID: <883@caslon.cs.arizona.edu> Date: 16 Feb 91 22:49:27 GMT References: <1991Feb08.044012.7972@disk.uucp> Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson Lines: 31 In article jtravis@dworkin.Amber.COM (Jim, Sysop) writes: |[mondo stuff deleted] | It REALLY depends upon the disks - I've found these to be the |most reliable, in proper order of importance: | | 1. Sony | 2. Maxell | 3. Fuji | | NEVER had a problem with any of those brands. I HAVE found MAJOR |problems with: | | 4. BASF | 5. KAO (should read KAOS, as far as I'm concerned) | 6. VERBATIM Just to add my $.02, I use TDK disks with good success. Once I bought some Kodak disks, and had about 50% go south. I don't know if it was just a bad batch or not, but I don't really want to find out, either. | /// Jim Trascapoulos * CSAccess BBS * 609-584-8774 -- Dave Schaumann | DANGER: Access holes may tear easily. Use of the access | holes for lifting or carrying may result in damage to the dave@cs.arizona.edu | carton and subsequent injury to the user.