Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!rex!ames!haven.umd.edu!umbc3.umbc.edu!umbc4.umbc.edu!brian From: brian@umbc4.umbc.edu (Brian Cuthie) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: external hd for nexts Message-ID: <1991Jun6.033641.17670@umbc3.umbc.edu> Date: 6 Jun 91 03:36:41 GMT References: <1991Jun5.1145.6978@canrem.uucp> Sender: newspost@umbc3.umbc.edu (News posting account) Distribution: comp Organization: Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Academic Computing Services Lines: 49 In article <1991Jun5.1145.6978@canrem.uucp> "mark onyschuk" writes: >I'll be purchasing a NeXTstation in the coming weeks and would like to >add a 200Mbyte external drive to it. > >What special considerations must I take into account when purchasing a >drive mech. to build around? Are there any brands with which the NeXT >has trouble, or are there any configurations that I should be wary of? > The top three things to look for in a drive are: 1. Noise 2. Noise 3. Noise The NeXT is an incredible machine and it's quiet too. Until... you put some monster drive in or next to it that makes a ton of noise. Now you may not be a believer, but I kid you not that when it's 2:00 AM and the only noise you can hear is the obnoxious high pitched whine from your Seagate drive, you're going to boot it out the window. It's bad enough that I am currently trying to get a Quantum to replace the seagate I am about to return. So I say unto you now: Shun those squealy drives and make the weenies at seagate realize that in the days of personal workstations it is no longer acceptable to make loud drives. Thank you... Oh yea, the next three concerns when buying a drive are: 4. Size, 5. Capacity 6. cost (in your favorite order) >I'm sure that this is in the FAQ list, but I haven't got access to a >proper Unix account over the summer months to be able to access this >kind of info. > >Regards, | CIS: 73700,3114 >Mark | Byte Information eXchange: monyschuk > | Internet: mark.onyschuk%canremote.uucp@lsuc.on.ca >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > That last address is long, but the mail system here is kinda flaky >-- >Canada Remote Systems. Toronto, Ontario >NorthAmeriNet Host