heberlei@iris.ucdavis.edu (Todd) (05/10/89)
I have heard a lot of bad things about the Apple supplied hard disks (quantum I believe). As a person about to purchase a system, this bothers me. Do quantum drives suck? Should I buy someone elses hard disk for my system (SE/30 with HD 40)? Todd Heberlein heberlei@leek.ucdavis.edu 128.120.57.26 heberlei@iris.ucdavis.edu 128.120.57.20
jcocon%hazel.cs.clemson.edu@hubcap.clemson.edu (James C O'Connor III, 2846) (05/10/89)
From article <4254@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu>, by heberlei@iris.ucdavis.edu (Todd): > I have heard a lot of bad things about the Apple supplied hard disks > (quantum I believe). As a person about to purchase a system, this > bothers me. > Do quantum drives suck? > Should I buy someone elses hard disk for my system (SE/30 with HD 40)? > Todd Heberlein Actually, Quantum drives are among the best (my opinion). Don't buy them from Apple though. Get them from MicroTech (check out MacUser or MacWorld), A 40Meg HD with a FIVE YEAR WARRANTY costs around $570. I don't know why people buy from other dealers with this sort of thing available. I have no connection with MicroTech or Quantum, but I have installed 4 of their drives and haven't had any complaints. Jim
lauac@qal.qal.berkeley.edu (Alexander Lau) (05/10/89)
In article <4254@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> heberlei@iris.ucdavis.edu (Todd) writes: >I have heard a lot of bad things about the Apple supplied hard disks >(quantum I believe). As a person about to purchase a system, this >bothers me. > >Do quantum drives suck? > >Should I buy someone elses hard disk for my system (SE/30 with HD 40)? > >Todd Heberlein Actually, Quantum drives are arguably the best "low-end" drives in the Mac market today. An SE/30 with a 40 meg internal drive really is a great bargain, and your conscience can be clear. --- Alex UUCP: {att,backbones}!ucbvax!qal.berkeley.edu!lauac INTERNET: lauac%qal.berkeley.edu@ucbvax.berkeley.edu FIDONET: Alex.Lau@bmug.fidonet.org (1:161/444)
jth90342@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (05/11/89)
You have been informed wrong. I have used many Quantum drives and have been impressed with their speed and reliability. The 80Meg Quantum is probably a better bet than the 40 though, since the 80 has an on controller cache that speeds throughput. In 40 Megs, the Quantum is good, but the Conner drive is probably better... Jeff Huber jth890342@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu