Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu!csn!ccncsu!ncuug!miranda!jafo From: jafo@miranda.UUCP (Sean Reifschneider) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: A3000 notes... Message-ID: Date: 5 Mar 91 01:56:17 GMT References: Organization: I'm not Organized Lines: 37 In article jtravis@dworkin.Amber.COM (Jim, Sysop) writes: >has to be atleast 200 megs, as fast if not faster than the existing Quantums >I now use, and be reliable. No Miniscribes need apply. I'd like HDToolbox >to do all the work, right - the first time. A local dealer suggested a >Maxtor 207 meg drive (I think it's the LXT2000S) and another suggested a I think you're off by an order of 10. LXT-200S ;-)? >Connors 3200. Any ideas as to whether they're as fast as Quantum (I think >the Q50s and 105S drives have 64K caches) or does anyone have a better >choice, and a place where I could get one cheaply. Oh yeah, last >requirement - gotta be as cheap as possible. Surprise. I have the Maxtor LXT-200S. It's a nice drive with 32K buffer. It's rated as being as fast as the Quantums, but the testing I've done showed the Quantum 50MB as being slightly faster. In use, I've noticed little difference. The Maxtor is QUIETER than the Quantum. Buffer vs. Cache. Most drives have buffers as opposed to cache. The difference being that the buffers hold the next 32/64/whateverK that the drive reads, in case you need them. Cache holds the tracks that you use the most often, and 32/64K of cache would be almost useless (since it would usually get flushed before you could use it). Basically. I chose the Maxtor over the Conner 3200. If you decide to go with that one, make sure that you get the high prefermance one. There's a CP-3200 and a CP-3200F (I think it's an F). The 3200F is about as fast as the Maxtor/Quantum, and the straight 3200 is quite a bit slower. The people I talked to didn't know which one they sold, so I didn't buy. Hope this helps. Sean -- From the desk of Sean Reifschneider. Isn't Amiga UUCP great? Thanks Matt. uunet.uu.net!ccncsu.colostate.edu!ncuug!miranda!jafo