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- From: tbc@netcom.com (Mike Garvey)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: Re: Are SEAGATE drives any good ?
- Message-ID: <-c#nzxl.tbc@netcom.com>
- Date: 20 Aug 92 06:16:15 GMT
- References: <1992Aug10.063620.14559@ariel.ec.usf.edu>
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- In a prior missive, fevrier@sunburn.ec.usf.edu. (Ian Fevrier (EE))
- eloquently scribed this stuff:
-
- >Recently I had a local computer dealer try to convince me that Seagate
- >drives are not worth the metal they're built with.
- >
- >To this date I would have sworn on a Seagate so I'd like to know if I
- >have just been lucky.
- >
- >Any data to substantiate this dealers claim ?
-
- The older Seagate drives in smaller capacities (i.e. ST40xx, ST2xx) have
- been known to suffer from sticktion and resonance from a spindle-load
- button (read: they scream like a banshee), and have generally been not too
- reliable. However, they are much more reliable in general than Rodime,
- Miniscribe, and MicroScience drives.
-
- When Seagate purchased Imprimis (nee CDC), they inherited excellent
- mechanisms and manufacturing, such that most high capacity ST4xxx drives
- are very good indeed. For a long time, the Wren Runner II (ST4767) was the
- best drive available, bar none. The Swifts (older, mid-range ST2xxx drives)
- are fine as well.
-
- Seagate has applied knowledge learned from Imprimis to its recent drive
- developments. Their high-speed 3.5" drives (ST14xx) and Elite (ST41xxx)
- drives are some of the best, modern drives.
-
- Personal experience has been OK. Two out of four ST277Ns that have been in
- constant service on my BBS for the last six years have had to be pulled due
- to accumulation of bad sectors (probably fixable with a low-level
- reformat); I've also had an Imprimis 90Mb drive that's been very good for
- the last four years.
-
- Recommendations? For capacities of 0-250 Mb, go with Quantum. Over 250 Mb,
- look to Seagate and pay special attention to the ST14xx series, the older
- Wren Runner II, and the Elites. I've been known to recommend Maxtors as
- well, but I prefer Quantum and Seagate.
-
- (Wanders off mumbling something about I've worked with at least 12 ST1480Ns
- in the last week -- know 'em quite well, I do.)
-
- Be seeing you...
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