apdonsig@watdragon.waterloo.edu (Allan Donsig) (01/12/90)
There is a new SCSI drive out from Fujitsu.... 136 MB, SCSI I, 25 ms, 3 1/2", 1 1/2" thin $1499 CDN (~1100 US) This sounds great for a Microbiotics hardframe or A2091, though I wish I knew the max transfer rate... Does anyone have any warnings for me about this combination, or an alternate suggestion for a 100-150 Meg drive? I'd like something at least as fast as 25ms. It doesn't have to be a 3 1/2; I could mount it in the A2000's 5 1/4 bay. I really don't want to go out and spend that kind of money and end up with something I cannot use for some silly reason. ---------------
880274d@aucs.uucp (Ralph Doncaster) (01/13/90)
apdonsig@watdragon.waterloo.edu (Allan Donsig) writes: >There is a new SCSI drive out from Fujitsu.... > 136 MB, SCSI I, 25 ms, 3 1/2", 1 1/2" thin > $1499 CDN (~1100 US) >Does anyone have any warnings for me about this combination, >or an alternate suggestion for a 100-150 Meg drive? I'd like I've heard good things about the drives. They have a 3yr warranty (at least in Canada), and have a look-ahead cache buffer making them generally faster than 25ms (similar to Quantum drives). I haven't heard anything about problems using them, and the distributor I spoke to said they've seen the drives on Amigas (didn't say with which controller) I'd also suggest you'd be paying too much at $1499 CDN. The wholesale price I was quoted for the drive (# M2613S) was under $1100 CDN, and the M2614S (180 MB ) was only about $150 more. As far as compatability is concerned, all I know is that the distributor I spoke to said the drives have been used with Amigas, but I didn't ask with which controller. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Doncaster | Internet: 880274d@AcadiaU.CA | phone (902)542-1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
billsey@agora.UUCP (Bill Seymour) (01/14/90)
In article <19711@watdragon.waterloo.edu: apdonsig@watdragon.waterloo.edu (Allan Donsig) writes:
:There is a new SCSI drive out from Fujitsu....
:
: 136 MB, SCSI I, 25 ms, 3 1/2", 1 1/2" thin
: $1499 CDN (~1100 US)
:
:This sounds great for a Microbiotics hardframe or A2091, though
:I wish I knew the max transfer rate...
:Does anyone have any warnings for me about this combination,
:or an alternate suggestion for a 100-150 Meg drive? I'd like
:something at least as fast as 25ms. It doesn't have to be
:a 3 1/2; I could mount it in the A2000's 5 1/4 bay.
Seems as if the Quantum Pro-105S might be a better choice. It's
already very well supported by the SCSI interface manufacturers, and it's
quite a bit cheaper. I can find them easily here in the states for $750.
They format to 105 meg and the average seek is 19ms hardware and 11ms
when you take into consideration the cache...
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(503) 691-2552 (503) 246-9311 (503) 656-7393 BBS (503) 640-0842keithh@atreus.uucp (Keith Hanlan) (01/15/90)
In article <19711@watdragon.waterloo.edu> apdonsig@watdragon.waterloo.edu (Allan Donsig) writes: >There is a new SCSI drive out from Fujitsu.... > > 136 MB, SCSI I, 25 ms, 3 1/2", 1 1/2" thin > $1499 CDN (~1100 US) > >This sounds great for a Microbiotics hardframe or A2091, though At the World of Commodore in Toronto show I bought a Quantum P105S from Wlad Anders at The Computer and You. I paid $1049 and am happily using it with my MicroBotics HardFrame. It is 11ms, 3.5", 105MB. Very fast. Also, since you are at Waterloo, it should be pretty easy for you to get it. I just talked to Wlad and he says they're now selling for $1120. ($10.66/MB is pretty good in Canada) I have done two mail-orders from this store and am very happy with their service. Wlad is knowledgeable and friendly. Their phone number is 416-231-0205. Keith Hanlan Keith Hanlan Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada 613-765-4645 uunet!utgpu!bnr-vpa!bnr-fos!bmers58!atreus!keithh or keithh@bnr.ca
veenu@cbnewsj.ATT.COM (veenu.r.rashid) (01/18/90)
In article <19711@watdragon.waterloo.edu> apdonsig@watdragon.waterloo.edu (Allan Donsig) writes: >There is a new SCSI drive out from Fujitsu.... > > 136 MB, SCSI I, 25 ms, 3 1/2", 1 1/2" thin > $1499 CDN (~1100 US) Hmm, I bought a 105 meg Quantum ProDrive (11 ms seek time) for US $721.35 + shipping from Abel Supply. It works fine with my Xetec FastTrak controller. Their number is 615-428-5100, and they're in Tenessee. ruze