Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!cbmvax!vu-vlsi!cheung
From: cheung@vu-vlsi.UUCP (Wilson Cheung)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Sony floppys:  The emperor's new clothes
Message-ID: <1300@vu-vlsi.UUCP>
Date: 17 Jan 88 03:53:14 GMT
References: <4410016@hpcvca.HP> <2774@homxc.UUCP>
Organization: Villanova Univ. EE Dept.
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Summary: SONYs are going down


	The disk media of SONYs are top rate.  I've had one or two read
write errors on Fuji and BASF disks but none on the SONYs.  However, the
disk encasing is really becoming flimsy.  Out of the last 30 genuine labled
Sony disks about 6 have given be problems because the sony disks were either
knocked too far off center or developing excessive rotating friction.  Generally
I have to pop out the offending disk and manually rotate it back into alignment.
  	Two have gone so far out of alignment they had to be retired.  From inspection it seems inevitable that all 30 of these disks will go bad after some
usage.  I've compared these newer Sonys to older Sonys and they are definitely
getting worse.  Right now I've switched over to Maxells and have had no problems
yet. 				Wilson Cheung
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