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From: lauac@qal.qal.berkeley.edu (Alexander Lau)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: are quantum (Apple) disks bad news?
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Date: 10 May 89 08:11:18 GMT
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In article <4254@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> heberlei@iris.ucdavis.edu (Todd) writes:
>I have heard a lot of bad things about the Apple supplied hard disks
>(quantum I believe).  As a person about to purchase a system, this
>bothers me.
>
>Do quantum drives suck?  
>
>Should I buy someone elses hard disk for my system (SE/30 with HD 40)?
>
>Todd Heberlein

Actually, Quantum drives are arguably the best "low-end" drives
in the Mac market today.  An SE/30 with a 40 meg internal drive
really is a great bargain, and your conscience can be clear.

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