jack@linus.claremont.edu (11/08/90)
Hi,
I just called Conner and got the information about their 510meg Hard
Drive. Unfortunately, the person I talked to in technical support said
that the SCCI interface was not ready yet but should be available in 6
months. So If there are any brave souls who want to Beta a Hard Drive
talk to Conner. Here are some of the stats:
Seek times (min) 4ms Rotational Speed 3609 RPM
(ave) 12ms MTBF 100,000 hours
(max) 30ms Component Design
Transfer Rate Lifetime 5 years
(to/from media) 2.0MB/s Data Reliability <1 error in 10 to the 13th
Transfer Rate Size 1.625" x 5.75" x 4.00"
(to/from buffer) 5.0MB/s Weight 2.3lbs
There was no warranty information (naturally) but I would guess it
would have a one or maybe two year warranty. The suggested list price
(according to Info World) is $1295. All in all it is a fair Hard
Drive at a great price (although the Fujitsu is a more reliable
drive). However, six months from now, who knows what hard drives will
be available? Conner's phone number is (408)456-4501.
---Jack Disclaimer: My opinions are my
own.
Jack Stewart Jack@Hmcvax (Bitnet)
User Support Coordinator, jack@hmcvax.claremont.edu (Internet)
Harvey Mudd College, jack@134.173.4.32 (also Internet)
Claremont, Ca. 91711 714-621-8006