Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!wmbabineau
From: wmbabineau@water.waterloo.edu (W. Michael Babineau)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: General Computer/Hyperdrives a summary..
Message-ID: <1409@water.waterloo.edu>
Date: 15 Feb 88 22:16:38 GMT
Reply-To: wmbabineau@water.waterloo.edu (W. Michael Babineau)
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Thanks to everyone who responded to my query related to the reliability
of General Computer Hyperdrives. I have decided to buy a Rodime
external 20meg drive for my Mac +.

To summarize the responses I got (both postings and E-mail):
  - the FX-20 external drives by GC appear to be ok
  - the internal drives were strongly NOT recommended as these
     have caused a lot of heart-ache to their owners..
  - GC is slow at upgrading their software when there is a new
    Apple System release, this means that owners have to wait 
    for upto a few months before they can upgrade their system
    folders and still have their HD function ok.
  - a few people suggested that, considering what else is available,
    they didn't feel that it was worth it to by a GC product unless
    you have a good dealer who is very willing to go to bat for you.


    Thanks again to all those who responded...