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From: alexis@ccnysci.UUCP (Alexis Rosen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: 40-ish MB HD recommendations??
Message-ID: <1697@ccnysci.UUCP>
Date: 23 Apr 89 08:42:56 GMT
References: <42931393.1608b@apollo.COM> <1597@ccnysci.UUCP> <23187@agate.BERKELEY.EDU>
Reply-To: alexis@ccnysci.UUCP (Alexis Rosen)
Organization: City College of New York
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In article <23187@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> lauac@mead.qal.berkeley.edu
(Alexander Lau) writes:
>In article <1597@ccnysci.UUCP> alexis@ccnysci.UUCP (Alexis Rosen) writes:
>>Whatever disk company you buy from, get a quantum. I've come down on Quantums
>>when I was discussing AppleShare servers, but it's the best thing you can
>>get for personal use if $$$ is not absolutely critical. Otherwise, get a
>>Seagate, but ONLY from someone who you TRUST to take returns if drive dies,
>>which it well might in the first few months. Failure rates on the 45MB unit
>>have ranged from 1-4%.
>>
>>MicroNet is one such reliable company, and their prices are very good.
>
>I must disagree with your perception of MicroNet.  Sure, their prices
>are pretty good, but as with many things, you get what you pay for.
>
>People don't get drives to have them fail.  Drives should have a very
>good MTBF and an extremely low failure rate.  A consumer should expect
>to pay for that.  Quantum drives have both, so that's what I recommend.

What are you talking about???

Do you have any particular experience with MicroNet or are you just
philosophizing about QA?

In fact, MicroNet torture-tests all of their seagate drives. *They* are
the ones who usually return the defective units, not their customers. It
is for the occasional drive that fails long after burn-in that you want
their service, which is indeed good. You can also buy Quantum, Conners,
or Maxtor drives from them if you prefer. Or a CDC Swift, if you'd like
a couple hundred MB in your SE...

They also have some excellent tape drives.

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Alexis Rosen
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