[net.micro] Hard disk choices for the AT

curtis@uwmacc.UUCP (Alan Curtis) (04/11/85)

Does anybody have experience with the 10 MB hard disk offered by
Express Systems in Schaumburg, Illinois ($500 without controller)
or the 20 MB hard disk manufactured by MicroScience ($649 from 
PC Source in Austin, Texas)?  

Any information at all on these or other *inexpensive* drives will
be greatly appreciated.  Besides reliability, I'm interested in
whether they are excessively noisy (high pitched whines I can do 
without) or any problems having to do with AT compatibility.

Thanks in advance..


                   Alan Curtis
                   MACC (Madison Academic Comp. Center)
                   {allegra, ihnp4, seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!curtis

CC.GALVIN@UTEXAS-20.ARPA (Pete Galvin) (04/13/85)

I bought the 20MB drive from PCs Limited for $695 complete (with controller).
I don't remember seeing PC-Source advertising one for $649...you might want
to check with them...usually PCs Limited is cheaper.  Anyway, I also traded
in one of my floppy drives (it has to be a full height Tandon or CDC,
working) for $80 off...so my cost was $615.  I'm very happy with the drive.
My system is noisier than it used to be, but I don't mind the sound: its more
of a fan noise than a high-pitched whine.  I hear that the sound varies
somewhat between drives, though.
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