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From: mha@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Mark H. Anbinder)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Hard disk successes (Was: Re: Don't buy Hard disks from CMS, they..)
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Date: 3 Mar 89 06:04:16 GMT
References: <636@ndcheg.cheg.nd.edu> <76000361@p.cs.uiuc.edu> <429@lakesys.UUCP>
Reply-To: mha@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Mark H. Anbinder)
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In article <429@lakesys.UUCP> macak@lakesys.UUCP (James Macak) writes:
>In article <76000361@p.cs.uiuc.edu> gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu writes:
>
>>  Don't Buy a CMS-60 disk drive!!!!
>(Several lines deleted.)
>
>Certainly we are going to find some users who have had trouble with CMS drives
>and others who have not.  Likewise with Jasmine, etc.  Anecdotal information
>like this is likely not terribly useful... the people who have had problems are
>the ones who tend to post messages... satisfied users tend to sit back and
>enjoy their drives!  Nevertheless...
>
>I've had my CMS SD-60 for over a year now and have experienced no problems
>with it whatsoever...
>[Remainder of praise deleted]
>
>Jim Macak  <lakesys!macak@csd1.milw.wisc.edu>

Jim is right... those of us who are happy with our equipment SHOULD be
talking about it, so people hear the success stories as well as the horror
stories.  Some might complain about the use of unnecessary bandwidth on
the net, but I think this is one of the best possible uses of the network.

I bought a SuperMac Technologies DataFrame XP60 last 13th September (I
remember the date because it was three years TO THE DAY after I bought my
first Macintosh, a 512, on Friday 13 September 1985 [Friday the 13th isn't
an unlucky day for ME! ;-) ]).  I've had nothing but pleasure from its use.

Before I bought this drive, I'd been using an XP20 borrowed from work,
and I'd gotten used to the convenience.  The reputation of the SuperMac
drive made it easy to decide to go with the same brand when I bought my
own.

I've been told it's slightly slower than most of its competitors, and I
know for certain that it was more expensive than most of the other choices.
However, I have no doubt that I made the right choice.  So far, I haven't
had ANY trouble with it, and I use it VERY heavily.  It's very hardy, and
doesn't complain the least little bit about five-hour car trips, or
running around from machine to machine when I need it elsewhere for one
reason or another.  I've accidentally knocked it into doors and walls, 
and, while I haven't stopped grimacing each time, the drive doesn't seem
to care.

Sure, nothing's forever, so eventually the drive will crash, or I'll hit
it against a wall that one last time.  My colleagues assure me, though,
that when it happens, SuperMac's service network is among the best.

Okay, all of you power users out there, what hard drives are YOU using, and
what's so good about them?

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