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From: darrylo@hpnmdla.HP.COM (Darryl Okahata)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: 300Mb ESDI for PS/2 Model 80
Message-ID: <340013@hpnmdla.HP.COM>
Date: 22 Feb 90 22:14:59 GMT
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In comp.sys.ibm.pc, panisset@mcgill-vision.uucp (Jean-Francois Panisset) writes:

> 1-Who makes reliable 300Mb ESDI drives? I got interesting quotes on MiniScribe
>   and Micropolis, but it seems that both of these companies are now out of
>   business (I know for sure about MiniScribe, but Micropolis was news to me).
>   I heard that Priam is also out: who is left then?

     CDC (also known as Imprimis -- and owned (partially?) by Seagate)
is supposed to have excellent quality drives, although at a price ($$$).
I've been looking at the prices for CDC/Imprimis drives, and they do not
seem that much more expensive than other drives (with 300 MB drives,
perhaps $100-$200 more than other drives).

     I am currently looking for a 300MB half-height SCSI drive, and
people have recommended CDC/Imprimis and Micropolis drives as being very
good drives.  As I've also heard that Micropolis is "close to
receivership", I'm currently leaning towards a CDC/Imprimis drive.

     The latest issue of Computer Shopper has a fairly comprehensive
table listing ESDI, MFM/IDE, and SCSI drives.

     -- Darryl Okahata
	darrylo%hpnmd@hpcea