Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!njin!psuvax1!psuvm!HVRFORD!W_CATTELL From: W_CATTELL@HVRFORD.BITNET (HE'S A COMIN BACK SOON - PREPARE) Newsgroups: bit.listserv.novell Subject: Re: Responce to problems with ST4096 drives Message-ID: Date: 28 Feb 90 13:55:00 GMT Sender: Novell LAN Interest Group Reply-To: Novell LAN Interest Group Lines: 20 Approved: NETNEWS@PSUVM.BITNET Gateway X-Envelope-to: NOVELL@SUVM.BITNET X-VMS-To: IN%"NOVELL@SUVM.BITNET" Dear All; I have been following the storey line about the 4096s. Please let me offer some insights, derived from 5 years as a hardware technician, specializing in microcomputer systems. Seagate has made a great drive line...until they are pushed. They are fairly reliable in standalone PCs, or nodes. As server mass storage, they are horrible, as Craig and Dave can attest to. Please don't laugh when you hear this, but Miniscribe drives have seemed to be more reliable (and cost efficient) than most other brands. Of course there are Maxtor, Micropolis and Priam, which, while being faster with more storage, are more expensive. I have seen a higher than average failure rate with Maxtors. As always, these are my opinions, based on what I have observed over the course of time. I have not kept accurate service records with me, so these comments are based on impressions. Thanks for listening. Bill Cattell W_CATTELL@HVRFORD