kessler@schof.colorado.edu (Andrew Kessler) (09/13/89)
I just purchased a new IIcx and I'm looking for a hard drive to go with it. I didn't get an apple drive because I wanted more value for my money. I'm looking for an internal drive, somewhere around 150 megs. Obviously, I'd like it to be fast, reliable, and inexpensive. If anyone has one that they'd recommend or one that they definately wouldn't, I'd appreciate the info. Andy
steve@cpdaux.UUCP (Steve Lemke) (09/13/89)
In article <11593@boulder.Colorado.EDU> kessler@schof.colorado.edu (Andrew Kessler) writes: }I just purchased a new IIcx and I'm looking for a hard drive to go with it. }I didn't get an apple drive because I wanted more value for my money. I'm }looking for an internal drive, somewhere around 150 megs. Obviously, I'd }like it to be fast, reliable, and inexpensive. If anyone has one that they'd }recommend or one that they definately wouldn't, I'd appreciate the info. Contact MicroNet Technology at (714) 837-6033 (Irvine, CA). They have just developed a bracket which will allow a 5 1/4" drive to mount in the Mac IIcx. This will allow drives like the CDC Wren series to work (very fast drives, storage up to about 170mb in half-height form). No relation other than a satisfied customer. -- ----- Steve Lemke ------------------- "MS-DOS (OS/2, etc.) - just say no!" ----- Internet: cpdaux!steve@apple.com GEnie: LEMKE ----- Or try: apple!cpdaux!steve CompuServe: 73627,570 ----- Quote: "What'd I go to college for?" "You had fun, didn't you?"
bmug@garnet.berkeley.edu (BMUG) (09/13/89)
In article <493@cpdaux.UUCP> cpdaux!steve@apple.com (Steve Lemke) writes: >In article <11593@boulder.Colorado.EDU> kessler@schof.colorado.edu (Andrew Kessler) writes: >}I just purchased a new IIcx and I'm looking for a hard drive to go with it. >}I didn't get an apple drive because I wanted more value for my money. I'm >}looking for an internal drive, somewhere around 150 megs. Obviously, I'd >}like it to be fast, reliable, and inexpensive. If anyone has one that they'd >}recommend or one that they definately wouldn't, I'd appreciate the info. > >Contact MicroNet Technology at (714) 837-6033 (Irvine, CA). They have just >developed a bracket which will allow a 5 1/4" drive to mount in the Mac IIcx. >This will allow drives like the CDC Wren series to work (very fast drives, >storage up to about 170mb in half-height form). > CDC (once Imprimis, now a subsidiary of Seagate) has also developed a 3 1/2" high-capacity series known as the Swift. These format to 160-172 megs with excellent speed (18 ms access times). There should be several OEM drive manufacturers with these drives available; MicroNet would be one of them. Of course, when you get a CDC drive, it's not going to be inexpensive (compared to some others), but it will probably be more reliable and faster. CDC's reputation has always been good; of course, it may take a while to gauge the effects of Seagate's takeover. My feeling is, if you've decided to pay the premium for the advantages the Macintosh offers, you owe it to yourself to use quality peripherals. In the sense that a hard disk is the heart of a computer, you're best off with the best one available. Besides, over the life span of most drives (4 - 5 years) the difference in cost amortizes to something much less considerable than a comparison of list prices would lead you to believe. No connection with any of the companies mentioned above (except as a very satisfied owner of a CDC Wren drive). John Heckendorn /\ BMUG ARPA: bmug@garnet.berkeley.EDU A__A 1442A Walnut St., #62 BITNET: bmug@ucbgarne |()| Berkeley, CA 94709 Phone: (415) 549-2684 | |
hodas@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Josh Hodas) (09/14/89)
In article <1989Sep13.161949.10517@agate.berkeley.edu> bmug@garnet.berkeley.edu (BMUG) writes: >In article <493@cpdaux.UUCP> cpdaux!steve@apple.com (Steve Lemke) writes: >>In article <11593@boulder.Colorado.EDU> kessler@schof.colorado.edu (Andrew Kessler) writes: >>}I just purchased a new IIcx and I'm looking for a hard drive to go with it. >>}I didn't get an apple drive because I wanted more value for my money. I'm >>}looking for an internal drive, somewhere around 150 megs. Obviously, I'd >>}like it to be fast, reliable, and inexpensive. If anyone has one that they'd >>}recommend or one that they definately wouldn't, I'd appreciate the info. >> >>Contact MicroNet Technology at (714) 837-6033 (Irvine, CA). They have just >>developed a bracket which will allow a 5 1/4" drive to mount in the Mac IIcx. >>This will allow drives like the CDC Wren series to work (very fast drives, >>storage up to about 170mb in half-height form). >> > >CDC (once Imprimis, now a subsidiary of Seagate) has also developed a 3 >1/2" high-capacity series known as the Swift. These format to 160-172 >megs with excellent speed (18 ms access times). There should be several >OEM drive manufacturers with these drives available; MicroNet would be >one of them. Of course, when you get a CDC drive, it's not going to >be inexpensive (compared to some others), but it will probably be more >reliable and faster. CDC's reputation has always been good; of course, >it may take a while to gauge the effects of Seagate's takeover. >... >John Heckendorn Well, I have one of the Wren V half heights (173 meg) on order. There were some delays getting the bracket into production (The first batch they got from the plastic molding company was apparently a little weak in one corner and they sent them back for a redesign) But they supposedly started quantity shipments yesterday. They make 105/173/303/404 megabytes for 1695/2245/4495/ 4695 dollars (list price). Anyway, the way they were pitching these drives (which are based on Wren V and VI half-height 5 1/4 mechanisms) at macworld is that while the 3 1/2 can have good access times (ie the quantum at 19ms or 12 with cache) they can not match the 5 1/4" mechanisms for transfer rate. They have a pretty convincing chart of "SCSI Evaluator" results, and a graph of time to do a hypercard slide show. (They were convincing enough to get me to order after 2 days touring around looking at different drives)> Anyway, I may have the drive in a couple of days, Ill post with impressions once its in (And disktimer results). I have no connection with Micronet other than as a soon to be (hopefully satisfied) customer. Josh ------------------------- Josh Hodas (hodas@eniac.seas.upenn.edu) 4223 Pine Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 (215) 222-7112 (home) (215) 898-5423 (school office)
kent@sunfs3.camex.uucp (Kent Borg) (09/15/89)
In article <11593@boulder.Colorado.EDU> kessler@schof.colorado.edu (Andrew Kessler) writes: >I just purchased a new IIcx and I'm looking for a hard drive to go with it. >I didn't get an apple drive because I wanted more value for my money. I'm >looking for an internal drive, somewhere around 150 megs. Obviously, I'd (It's a IIcx, not //cx.) Consider an external drive. The number of parts to go wrong is about the same, but the result is much more flexible. If something goes wrong with either your IIcx or your external disk, you will still have the other to use. Also, if you ever want to hook up your disk to someone else's machine (I do it all the time) an external will let you. Internals do have the advantages of giving you a single box on your desk, and having a single, simple power switch. As to brands, I have an `old' (10 month) LaCie. 70 meg Epson mechanism. Works great. But these days LaCie isn't using that mechanism. They seem to be Quantums (other than the drives Apple bought for the IIcx, good reputation), Imprimis (only heard good things about them), and a friend ordered one at MacWorld which is a Fujitsu (he is having problems getting it to boot over another drive in the chain, but he has too many partitions already loaded down to isolate the problem easily). Generally nicely done, small, fast, quiet, long warranty, padded carrying case included, at a good price--and as far as I know--LaCie still answers their phones. Really want an internal? LaCie used to sell them too, but I don't see them in recent ads. Phone and ask. (800-999-0143) Disclaimer: My only relation to LaCie is that of a satisfied customer who knows about 5 other people who are also happy with their LaCie's. -- Kent Borg "You know me, bright ideas kent@lloyd.uucp just pop into my head!" or -Mrs Lovett ...!husc6!lloyd!kent (from Stephen Sondheim's "Sweeny Todd")