Date: Tue, 14 Nov 1995 19:25:01 +0100 (MET) From: Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr> To: daemon@bee.cs.kiev.ua (System Daemon) Cc: hardware@freebsd.org (Hardware Mailing list) Subject: Re: your mail Message-ID: <199511141825.TAA07897@keltia.freenix.fr> In-Reply-To: <199511141318.PAA19131@bee.cs.kiev.ua> from "System Daemon" at Nov 14, 95 03:18:11 pm
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It seems that System Daemon said: > I ask you about experience (good/bad) about 1G SCSI-2 drives. > I have found one from Conner here for ~$280. Sounds attractive > (most other drives are in the $350-$400 range), but I am not > totally sure about its speed/reliability. Some friends and I have tested several: - Micropolis: bad things overall. At least three failed recently and a 9 GB too. We think that recent Micropolis drives are not reliable anymore which is a pity. I have an old 1624 (640 MB) which 3 yrs old and is working perfectly albeit hotly :-) - Conner: I have a 1080S and I'm very happy with it. Avoid the 1060S if you don't want to upgrade the firmware. Some series have a bug which appear with fast drivers like NCR and Aha-2940. The 1080S is a fast drive. - Seagate: I have a Hawk ST-31200N and I'm very happy too. I don't know the new models (31230N). The 31200N is a little slower then the Conner. - IBM: three friends brought a very recent IBM drive (not the 662 which is at least 2 yrs old and very hot) and they seem very happy. It has not been long enough to see if they will be reliable but they works fine for now. - Quantum: avoid the Fireball series, it is a old drive repackaged with a lower MTBF and a shorted warranty (3 yrs / 5 usual ones @ Quantum). I think the Capella are good ones but I have not tested them. Rod will probably give even more information as he tends to test every drive out there :-) -- Ollivier ROBERT -=- The daemon is FREE! -=- roberto@keltia.frmug.fr.net FreeBSD keltia.freenix.fr 2.2-CURRENT #1: Sun Nov 12 16:47:05 MET 1995
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