Modern floppy disk question...

[Randy McLaughlin]

From: "Philip Pemberton" <philpem at dsl.pipex.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 4:48 PM


> In message <Pine.LNX.4.20.0505040827140.375-100000 at rosetta.binhost.com>
>          JP Hindin <jplist at kiwigeek.com> wrote:
>
>> I also apply this logic to why the latest 300GB Maxtor disk lasts six to
>> eight months before dying, as opposed to any number of <100MB disks that
>
> Never had a problem with Maxtors, aside from a 6-year-old 90845D4 (8.45GB)
> DiamondMax that failed earlier this year.
> Anyone know if Seagate's offerings are any good? Their Momentus laptop 
> drives
> are interesting, and I've got a 4.5GB U4 and a 6GB Medalist here that work
> fine - 1997 and 1998 manufacture dates. I seem to recall a hideously bad
> batch of 2GB drives a few years back, 1995/1996 fab dates IIRC.
>
> I've also got an 850MB Maxtor (7850AV), a 420MB Conner (CP420?), a 120MB
> Fujitsu and an 80MB IBM here that just won't die...
>
> Later.
> -- 
> Phil.                              | Acorn Risc PC600 Mk3, SA202, 64MB, 
> 6GB,
> philpem at philpem.me.uk              | ViewFinder, 10BaseT Ethernet, 
> 2-slice,
> http://www.philpem.me.uk/          | 48xCD, ARCINv6c IDE, SCSI
> ... BS (bee ess): n. An uninformed statement.


I tend to buy Maxtors, I've had failures with them (5-10% failure within 
waranty).  I've never had any problems replacing the drive in waranty.

The Seagates & WD's I've bough have usually outlasted the waranty but the 
waranties were always shorter than Maxtors.

In general I am happy with Maxtors so I stick with them, I don't go through 
that many.


Randy
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