Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!waikato.ac.nz!aukuni.ac.nz!cs18.cs.aukuni.ac.nz!rob From: rob@cs.aukuni.ac.nz (Rob Burrowes ) Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec Subject: Third party drives for a DECStation Summary: What's a good drive, what shoud be avoided Keywords: MAXTOR FUJITSU CDC Message-ID: <1991Jun28.085209.17718@cs.aukuni.ac.nz> Date: 28 Jun 91 08:52:09 GMT Organization: Computer Science Dept. University of Auckland Lines: 15 We just had an RZ55 die on us and the repair cost exceeds the cost of a third party drive of twice the capacity. Time for an upgrade. The big question is to what. We are looking at a Maxtor 5 1/4" XT8760S, and a SEAGATE ST4767N. These being the two drives we can get quickly. We where also considering a Fujitsu M2263-SA. Any one had any experience Good or Bad with these drives? Thanks -- Rob Burrowes rob@cs.aukuni.ac.nz. System Admin Computer Science Dept., Auckland University, Private Bag, Auckland, New Zealand