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Subject: Fujitsu HD and Mac 3.5" drives
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Date: 12 Apr 91 23:53:12 GMT
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I am considering buying a hard drive for my GS in the near future.  I've been
looking around various magazines for prices of hard drives in the 80-100 meg
range.  So far I've narrowed it down to three brands.  Quantums, Conners and
Fujitsu's.  I am not considering Seagates because I have heard of too many
horror stories of how their Seagate died on them.  What I need to know is how
reliable are these drives?  I've heard good things about the Conners and
Quantums but have heard very little about the Fujitsu drives.  Does anyone
here have a Fujitsu (3.5") HD hooked up to their II?  How is it working for
you?  Do you know of any major problems with Fujitsu drives?

Another question I have is, I've seen ads in MacWEEK for 3.5" external floppy
drives for the Mac for $99.  These are suppose to be fully Mac compatilble.
Will these drives work on a GS?  They are smartport devices right?

Thanks.


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