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From: ritzenth@bgsuvax.UUCP (Phil Ritzenthaler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: RLL controllers
Message-ID: <1364@bgsuvax.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 13-Nov-87 10:15:44 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 13 10:15:44 1987
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Keywords: Seagate 20/30 Meg drives/RLL controllers.
Summary: RLL controllers that WORK

> In article <3230@xanth.UUCP> kahn@xanth.UUCP (Gary I Kahn) writes:
> >Does anyone have any comments about the effects of Adaptec (sp?) RLL
> >controllers on drive life, drive reliability, or data file safety?
> >I'm considering buying a Seagate drive/controller package from PC Connection.
> >They offer both a 20 Meg and a 30 Meg (RLL) package, and I'm having trouble
> >deciding.  The major factor would be a loss of reliability, or some other
> >degradation of the system.  Thanks in advance.

Last JUNE, I purchased a home-built from one of our technicians.  We were lucky
enough that Western Digitial had just released their version of the RLL 
controller.

Knock on wood, after 5 1/2 months, no trouble!  NONE!!  I have been following
this discussion about Adaptec and what ever they did wrong, WD did right!!

From personal experience, I HIGHLY recommend the combination of the Seagate
ST-238 with the Western Digital RLL controller.

Flames to /dev/null . . .

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