nygard@NPS-CS.ARPA.UUCP (05/20/87)
A quick count reveals that I've got almost 200 disks now, most of them Sony and Maxell, and some C.ITOH. I have nothing but praise for these three brands. I routinely format single-sided disks as double-sided, and I have yet to encounter a failure. However, I bought one box of Brown disc "Scholar" single-sided discs (cheap, on a closeout sale), and had lots of trouble with those. First, they tend to be unwilling to format properly as double-sided (which limits their usefullness to me), but worse, at least 2 from the one box gave me trashed out files when I used them single-sided. If my box is any indication, stay away from Brown discs. Ken Nygard This is a code message. The code is called "language". Do you read me?
braner@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (braner) (05/21/87)
[] Several people posted evaluations of disk brands according to whether their single-sided disks work properly when used as double-sided. I would not judge a brand by that. If the SS disks work DS it only means that they sell more SS disks than they have that failed the DS test, so they sell SS disks that where tested (hopefully) on one side only. (Or it could mean that their disks are so good they don't need testing. Could that be?) Recently 'Opus' brand disks (manufactured in Ohio "under Sony license") appeared here, at _very_ cheap prices ($0.69 for SS, $0.99 DS on sale). Does anybody know if they are any good? - Moshe Braner
engst@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Adam C. Engst) (05/21/87)
I haven't had documented proof of Opus disks failing particularly, but I have
noticed a general trend that they will give more problems than Sony's. My
vote goes to staying away from the in general. Moshe, try $14.50 for SS/ $18
for DS disks at Baka. They sell Sony's and are quite reliable.
Adamrgoodman@cit-vax.UUCP (05/22/87)
In article <1082@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> braner@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu.UUCP (braner) writes: >Recently 'Opus' brand disks (manufactured in Ohio "under Sony license") >appeared here, at _very_ cheap prices ($0.69 for SS, $0.99 DS on sale). >Does anybody know if they are any good? Well, someone always has something negative to say about every brand so I don't know how much credence this really has, but... I bought 2 boxes of SS OPUS diskettes on sale and I had 4 disks unable to format completely in SS and 8 diskettes format completely in DS. Of those that formatted, 2 have lost data causing me to lose work. I don't use them for anything now. I use Maxell and Sony and they have been pretty much problem free. Ron Goodman -- rgoodman@cit-vax.caltech.edu _______ _________ _________ | rgoodman@cit-vax.bitnet / \#/ \#/ | Pasadena rgoodman@cit-vax.uucp |alifornia |nstitute |echnology | California \_______ ___/#\___ of | | U. S. A.
ud040164@ndsuvm1.bitnet.UUCP (05/23/87)
In article <1090@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>, engst@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Adam C. Engst) says: > >I haven't had documented proof of Opus disks failing particularly, but I have I have used about 50 Opus 5 1/4 disks without any complaints (other than the stupid name, of course :) Haven't tried out the 3 1/2, though. >noticed a general trend that they will give more problems than Sony's. My >vote goes to staying away from the in general. Moshe, try $14.50 for SS/ $18 dale > Adam
polder@cs.vu.nl (Paul Polderman) (06/02/87)
About six months ago, I bought two boxes of `Select' (3&1/2 inch) disks. After having used them for a few days, they seemed to give up one after the other. It appeared that they were very sensitive to heat. If you used them right after switching on the computer, they worked fine for a half an hour, then gave up. Needless to say, I never bought them again. Paul Polderman. (polder@cs.vu.nl)