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From: barry@ames.UUCP (Kenn Barry)
Newsgroups: net.micro.apple
Subject: Re: Sider hard drive
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Date: Sun, 20-Oct-85 16:56:44 EDT
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Posted: Sun Oct 20 16:56:44 1985
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>Unless I'm completely mistaken, The Sider is a piece of junk. I read
>lot's of letters on an Info-Apple net (don't remember the name...), and
>all of it was VERY negative. There were many complaints of the drive
>crashing minutes after it was installed, making funny sounds (grinding)
>and other nasty stuff. Although the product is advertised as a well-made
>product, how can one trust a hard drive for only $595?

	You are completely mistaken, if my experience is any guide. Before
buying my Sider I had read 3 positive reviews in the magazines, and posted
an inquiry to the net. Responses to this were also positive.
	I've now owned my Sider about 3 months, and its performance has
been flawless and as advertised. I might add that my system sits on a
rather rickety metal table which is easy to bump and shake with one's
knees. Despite this, I have never had even a transient failure of the
drive, much less a head crash. Incidentally, when I first formatted
it, the formatter reported *no* areas as bad, and needing to be locked
out. How many of you with hard drives can make that claim?
	I have no connection with First Class Peripherals other than
being a satisfied owner of a Sider drive.

-  From the Crow's Nest  -                      Kenn Barry
                                                NASA-Ames Research Center
                                                Moffett Field, CA
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