syzy@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (Don Lee) (01/05/90)
I would appreciate any information anyone has on SuperMac Dataframe hard drives - especially along the lines of the following: - reliability compared to other brands - length of warranty - type of software it comes with - does the included software allow me to partition the drive or do I have to buy a separate program - speed - noise level (compared to a Jasmine - I've heard Jasmines and they are far too loud for me) In general, I'd like to know its advantages/disadvantages over other name brands. -- =============================================================================== Don Lee - Cornell University/student Bitnet : syzy @ crnlvax5 InterNet: syzy @ syzy @ vax5.cit.cornell.edu CIS : 70731,3413 (not read very regularly - $$) ===============================================================================
Fabian@cup.portal.com (Fabian Fabe Ramirez) (01/06/90)
Don, I'm BIASED, but I'd be more than happy to send you any information and/or product literature about our DataFrame products. Fabian Ramirez SuperMac Technology fabian@cup.portal.com sun!cup.portal.com!fabian
mbrown@dec3.osf.org (Mark Brown) (01/06/90)
In article <2904.25a3d200@vax5.cit.cornell.edu> syzy@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (Don Lee) writes: >I would appreciate any information anyone has on SuperMac Dataframe hard >drives > - reliability compared to other brands I own a DataFrame 30 (external), and I've used it for three years, no problems. > - length of warranty Don't remember (which I consider a good sign). > - type of software it comes with SuperSpool, SuperLaserSpool, DiskFit, Sentinel (SuperMac software). > - does the included software allow me to partition the drive No partitioning software included... > - speed Mediocre. Not too slow, but not blindingly fast, either. > - noise level (compared to a Jasmine - I've heard Jasmines and they > are far too loud for me) Normal - a little quieter than a Jasmine. > > In general, I'd like to know its advantages/disadvantages over other >name brands. Sturdiness. Reliability. Friendliness. Mark Brown IBM AWD / OSF | "Jackson! You ripped his arm off!" The Good mbrown@osf.org | The Bad uunet!osf!mbrown| "So?! He has a spare!" The Ugly (617) 621-8981 | -- Action Jackson
paul@taniwha.UUCP (Paul Campbell) (01/07/90)
In article <2462@paperboy.OSF.ORG> mbrown@dec3.osf.org (Mark Brown) writes: >In article <2904.25a3d200@vax5.cit.cornell.edu> syzy@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (Don Lee) writes: >> - does the included software allow me to partition the drive > >No partitioning software included... Get the latest dataframe system software from SuperMac - it includes partitioning software (you can partition or not, if you do you can put a password on each partition if you like - or encrypt some partitions [slower but it's your choice]) Paul -- Paul Campbell UUCP: ..!mtxinu!taniwha!paul AppleLink: CAMPBELL.P "Why is it that the US can invade Panama but not the Vatican Embassy?" "1995 - The leader of the free-world? That would be Gorbachev ..."
Fabian@cup.portal.com (Fabian Fabe Ramirez) (01/09/90)
Mark, Just a MINOR correction...SuperMac does provide partitioning capabilities with our Manager 4.0 software. Manager 4.0.3 (current version) is a standard feature of all current DataFrame products and it is backwards compatible with all previous DataFrame products. As for speed, our slowest drive is 40 msec and the fastest is 16 msec. Fabian Ramirez SuperMac Technology fabian@cup.portal.com or sun!cup.portal.com!fabian