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From: david@jc3b21.UUCP (David Quarles)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: removable media drives -- MicroTech OK?
Message-ID: <815@jc3b21.UUCP>
Date: 13 Dec 89 22:46:50 GMT
References: <8260@cs.yale.edu>
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Organization: St. Petersburg Jr. College, FL
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From article <8260@cs.yale.edu>, by blenko-tom@CS.YALE.EDU (Tom Blenko):
 
> I have a MicroTech R45 which is about a month old and has had
> persistent reliability problems.  Bad blocks show up at different times
> -- sometimes they spontaneously disappear, sometimes I've had to
> reformat the disk.  This has occurred with two removable disks.
> MicroTech says the first disk checks out OK for them. They now have the
> drive (which I think is where the problem is).  The upshot is that the
> drive simply isn't reliable yet (and I've spent many, many hours doing
> backups).
  
  I have an  Ehman Engineering  removable.  It has been in service since
  August '89 with no problems.  I purchased 2 additional cartridges, have
  had no problems with it being the boot drive or bad blocks.  I'm happy
  with its performance.  Their Tech. line is accessible in the a.m. (best)
  and its free.  They couldn't have been nicer.

> Fortunately, they're only a 15-minute drive from where I live.

  Most of us don't UNfortunately.  Ehman has a replacement plan for
  defective drives.  I think they ship you one immediately and you
  return yours after it arrives.

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