wdarden@nrtc.nrtc.northrop.com (Bill Darden <wdarden>) (02/08/90)
I have an Adaptec ACB 2070 Controller and I am looking for a 28 ms (or better) 65 MB RLL Drive, cheap. I would appreciate any comments/recommendation, specifically on Toshiba MK134 FA or Seagate's 277R-1. Thanks in advance. BiLL.....
rreiner@yunexus.UUCP (Richard Reiner) (02/08/90)
wdarden@nrtc.nrtc.northrop.com (Bill Darden <wdarden>) writes: >I have an Adaptec ACB 2070 Controller and I am looking for a 28 ms >(or better) 65 MB RLL Drive, cheap. I would appreciate any >comments/recommendation, specifically on Toshiba MK134 FA or >Seagate's 277R-1. Thanks in advance. Miniscribe 6053. Lovely machine, beautifully built. I've used one on an ACB2020 for 2 years without developing a single bad sector. As an added bonus, try to get your dealer to let you try a Miniscribe 6032, but *try formatting it as a 6053*, i.e. with 5 heads not 3: some of the 6032 are just relabeled 6053s. Mine was. These drives are discontinued now, so good deals can be found. --Richard -- Richard J. Reiner rreiner@nexus.yorku.ca BITNET: rreiner@yorkvm1.bitnet (also rreiner@vm1.yorku.ca)
peter@CUNIXF.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU (Peter Wu) (02/08/90)
In article <5409@gremlin.nrtc.northrop.com> you write: >I have an Adaptec ACB 2070 Controller and I am looking for a 28 ms >(or better) 65 MB RLL Drive, cheap. I would appreciate any >comments/recommendation, specifically on Toshiba MK134 FA or >Seagate's 277R-1. Thanks in advance. I just got a ST277R-1 from Hard Disk International for $433 including/shipping (fed ex std air). It seems pretty quick (I am currently using it with a XT comp., later I expect to move it to a 386). It is suppose to be a 28 ms drive. The seeking time is 28 ms when I tested it. It seems like a pretty good deal. The kit for AT's are a bit more expensive ($10-20?). The kit (which I got) comes with a controller. >BiLL..... Pedro Quien?
davee@esfenn.UUCP (Dave Edick) (02/12/90)
In article <5409@gremlin.nrtc.northrop.com> wdarden@nrtc.nrtc.northrop.com (Bill Darden <wdarden>) writes: >I have an Adaptec ACB 2070 Controller and I am looking for a 28 ms >(or better) 65 MB RLL Drive, cheap. I would appreciate any >comments/recommendation, specifically on Toshiba MK134 FA or >Seagate's 277R-1. Thanks in advance. I'd definitely recommend the Toshiba over the Seagate. The Seagates are quite suspectable to stiction (heads getting stuck to the platters). The Toshibas do not appear to have this problem, plus they're faster, quieter, put out less heat, and smaller. Need I go on? There is a down side to the Toshiba. It costs a little more. Seagates are virtually always the cheapest bet in town, but you pay for it by getting a less reliable drive.
sigma@pawl.rpi.edu (Kevin J Martin) (02/12/90)
In article <538@esfenn.UUCP> davee@.UUCP (Dave Edick) writes: >I'd definitely recommend the Toshiba over the Seagate. The Seagates are >quite suspectable to stiction (heads getting stuck to the platters). The >Toshibas do not appear to have this problem, plus they're faster, quieter, >put out less heat, and smaller. Need I go on? There is a down side to the >Toshiba. It costs a little more. Seagates are virtually always the cheapest >bet in town, but you pay for it by getting a less reliable drive. I'd be the first to agree with this assertion for the earlier RLL drives from Seagate, most notably the ST-238R (some might not even have the R), but I beg to differ with reference to the 277. This is a fast and very reliable drive - I've been using it for seven months now (heavily), and never had a misread, bad sector, crash, or any problems I frequently have with the second hard drive, an old junky 238. Don't judge all models by one or two older ones. On the other hand, it's true that I have no experience with Toshiba drives, and they may well be fantastic as well. Seagate bundles Disk Manager and a manual listing all their drives' parameters, but I don't know one way or the other about Toshiba. Kevin Martin sigma@pawl.rpi.edu
wdarden@nrtc.nrtc.northrop.com (Bill Darden <wdarden>) (02/16/90)
My thanks to all that replied. The bottom line is that both the Toshiba 134FA and the Mitsubish MR535 recieved outstanding comments with no reported problems. There were mixed reviews on the Seagate ST277R-1 and ST251-1 and the Miniscribes. Apparently, the Toshiba's and Mitsubish's are less noisy, more reliable, faster and more expensive than the Seagate's and Miniscribe's. Again thanks for your responses, BiLL.....