jfm@ruddles.sprl.umich.edu.engin.umich.edu (John F. Mansfield) (06/14/89)
Hi there, I was just reading this week's MacWeek and saw an interesting ad from Ehman Engineering for their hard drives. The prices seem very reasonable and they say they use Seagate units. Has anyone had any experience with this company? Principle issues being warranties, service and repair policies and turn round times. The price on the 45 meg removable is VERY low at $849. This sounds almost too good to be true. Comments People Please? John Mansfield University of Michigan North Campus Electron Microbeam Analysis Laboratory 2455 Hayward, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2143. 313-936-3352 Internet: jfm@ruddles.sprl.umich.edu or john_mansfield.um.cc.umich.edu
mike@octel.UUCP (Michael D. Crawford) (06/15/89)
In article <43d3eb5a.a590@mag.engin.umich.edu> jfm@ruddles.sprl.umich.edu.UUCP (John F. Mansfield) writes: [...] >ad from Ehman Engineering for their hard drives. The prices seem very >reasonable and they say they use Seagate units. Has anyone had any >experience with this company? Principle issues being warranties, >service and repair policies and turn round times. The price on the 45 >meg removable is VERY low at $849. This sounds almost too good to be >true. > >Comments People Please? > I almost bought one of these, and did not, on the advice of a friend who is a QA engineer for a synthesizer manufacturer. He deals with defective disk drives all the time. His story alleges that though Seagate gained a very good reputation for IBM PC disk drives, their agreement with IBM obligates them to sell their very best to IBM, and the seconds to everyone else. This synth manufacturer no longer uses Seagates. He recommends Connor Peripherals, I recommend Fujitsu, based on personal experience. Watch misc.forsale and comp.sys.mac & mac.programmer for ads. I just got a 135 Meg, 25 msec Fuji M2246SA for $675, and bought a bitchin shoebox case and power supply for $99 at the Computer Surplus Store in Milpitas CA. And I have discovered viruses. Any recommendations for formatting software? I will play with SF&I this evening. -- Michael David Crawford Consulting for: Oddball Enterprises Octel Communications Corp 694 Nobel Drive 890 Tasman Drive Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Milpitas CA 95035 {pyramid!vsi1,aeras,uunet}!octel!mike
dm2w+@andrew.cmu.edu (Douglas Bradley Meade) (06/15/89)
How many times do I have to answer this query? I have been happily using an Ehman's 32M drive for six months. The only hassle I had was in getting an accurate shipping date. They told me the delay was a result of demand exceeding supply. In the end, about 2 weeks after the first "shipping date," they shipped the drive UPS overnight at NO charge to me. Since then I have been extremely pleased with the drive. It is faster than the Rodime and Mac drives I have access to, but slightly louder. The PD software is nice, but takes up a lot of needless space. (I removed most of it ages ago.) The customer service is friendly and helpful. When all representatives were busy they quickly returned my call. Just remember that they are located in Montana (as I recall). In summary, I would buy the same drive today. Doug Meade dm2w@andrew.cmu.edu
joej@oakhill.UUCP (Joe Jelemensky) (06/20/89)
I've had an Ehman 800K floppy drive for a couple of years with no problems. Don't know about their hard drives, but at least the company has been in business for a while.
aff@romeo.cs.duke.edu (Amr F. Fahmy) (07/22/89)
Does anybody out there have any experience with Ehman HDs and removable HDs. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Amr F. Fahmy aff@duke.edu
jb28+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jeffrey Joseph Barbose) (07/23/89)
I just got an Ehman 30+ external about 2 weeks ago. Runs much faster than my Warp9 (now Mirror Technologies) 20MB. All SCSI tests show better access times than advertised. Only problem is that they usually have a 7-10 day backlog. With a 30 or > HD, you get PC Tools for the Mac. This includes HD optimizer, undelete, etc. It's a great drive, and the customer service at Ehman is very good. Jeff
gmw1@CUNIXD.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU (Gabe M Wiener) (08/12/89)
Has anyone had experience with the Ehman hard drives? They're hundreds cheaper than most other brands. How do they fare in performance, quality, etc. ?? Is there anything about them to be wary of? Thanks, =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-\******/=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Gabe Wiener -- Columbia University \****/ "It doesn't matter how sincere it \**/ is, nor how heart-felt the spirit. INTERNET: gmw1@cunixd.cc.columbia.edu \/ Sentiment will not endear it. BITNET: gmw1@cunixc /\ What's important is the price." COMPUSERVE: 72355,1226 /**\ - Tom Lehrer WUI: 650-117-9118 /****\ on gift giving =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-/******\=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
RatRunner@cup.portal.com (Geoff RatRunner Crooks) (08/13/89)
Lotsa questions about Ehman drives... are they any good... well, I might dire you to this months MacUser report on hard drives in the 40 mb range.... from what I can tell, Ehman fared *very* well, was among the fastest of the drives in its class (those using Seagate) and had the best price. Geoff.
nilesinc@well.UUCP (Avi Rappoport) (08/25/89)
Steve Costa of BMUG, who sees more dead drives than anyone, has been known to suggest that Ehman drives make good doorstops & paperweights. It may be a case of "you get what you pay for" Avi Rappoport [standard disclaimer here]