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From: jca@homxc.UUCP (J.ANTROSIGLIO)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Sony floppys:  The emperor's new clothes
Message-ID: <2774@homxc.UUCP>
Date: 12 Jan 88 12:08:43 GMT
References: <4410016@hpcvca.HP>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel
Lines: 29
Summary: Maxell

In article <4410016@hpcvca.HP>, charles@hpcvca.HP (Charles Brown) writes:
> When I first started using the A1000, I noticed about 1 in 10
> disks failed.  Generally these were the generic disks PiM sends
> Fish disks on, however I also had one of my Fuji floppys fail.
> Since I had heard (here) many recommendations for Sony floppys,
> I search about this cow town until I found the only supplier
> with real Sonys with Sony labels in a Sony box.  (Several had
> floppys they claimed were made by Sony, but with their own Logo.)
> I was aghast when 3 out of the 10 failed.  In disgust, I went
> back to buying only Fuji.  I now have about 150 Fuji disks.
> Still, only one of them has failed.
> 	Charles Brown	hp-pcd!charles
> 
> The opinions expressed here do not represent those of my employer.

I've been using Maxell disks for the past three years and have had good
luck with them.  Out of ~300 3-1/2 disk I remember only two bad ones.
I've also had the same experience with their 5-1/2 disk on my PC clone.

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