Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 13:45:39 +0000 From: Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> To: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: favorite ATA/SATA hard disk brand? Message-ID: <4422A683.5060707@dial.pipex.com> In-Reply-To: <17442.40353.126199.335463@jerusalem.litteratus.org> References: <20060322161232.C8316@aslan.camp.com> <44228C98.8080006@dial.pipex.com> <17442.40353.126199.335463@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
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Robert Huff wrote: >Alex Zbyslaw writes: > > > >> IBM discovered this to their cost when one of their Deskstar >> models turned out to be scrap disguised as a disk, and got a >> Class action lawsuit in return. Then they sold the Deskstar line >> to Hitachi :-) >> >> > > Did they only sell the Deskstar line? I heard it was the >entire disk drive operation, and I have had excellent results with >their SCSI products. > > I'm sure they did sell everything, but it wouldn't have had the same dramatic effect to say that :-) IMHO, the duff deskstar was an anomaly and it certainly wouldn't (and hasn't!) put me off buying Hitachi. --Alex
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