lulu@ucrmath.ucr.edu (david lu) (02/07/90)
Looking through the February issue of _Computer Shopper_, I've seen a few places advertise a Seagate drive model ST4116R. I might have gotten the number wrong, but it's a full height, 120 meg RLL drive, for around $600. I've never heard of this drive before. Anyone know if this is a new product from Seagate? Anyone care to share his/her experiences with this drive? I'm building my own 386 box right now, and am currently looking for a large hard drive. I was considering the ST296N with the ST02 combination, but many people on the net seem to have problems with that setup. Is the 4116 more reliable? It takes up a full height slot, but otherwise, works out to be about the same dollar per meg as the 296N (with controller). How do their speed compare? I will be doing mostly program development, and some multitasking (no multiuser). Anyone got a recommendation? You can reply either by post or email. If there is enough interest, I'll post a summary. - David ---==lulu@ucrmath==--- just another bewildered college undergraduate. "The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." - Hitchhiker's
phil@pepsi.amd.com (Phil Ngai) (02/13/90)
In article <3891@ucrmath.UCR.EDU> lulu@ucrmath.UUCP (david lu) writes: | |Looking through the February issue of _Computer Shopper_, I've |seen a few places advertise a Seagate drive model ST4116R. |I might have gotten the number wrong, but it's a full height, |120 meg RLL drive, for around $600. I've never heard of this |drive before. Anyone know if this is a new product from Seagate? No doubt this is physically an ST-4096. Check the geometry, are the heads and tracks the same? Sectors/track of course are different. -- Phil Ngai, phil@amd.com {uunet,decwrl,ucbvax}!amdcad!phil When guns are outlawed, only governments will have guns.