jalden@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Joshua M. Alden) (11/18/89)
In article <5488@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu> jgt@uhccux.UUCP (John Tsang) writes: >In article <89110303365844@masnet.uucp> henry.matejko@canremote.uucp (HENRY MATEJKO) writes: >>I need to move up to a 40-60 Meg hard drive for my Mac. I would > >The article listed on the Summary line (of this article) has >a very good review of a few very inexpensive hard disks: > >Ehman/Cutting Edge 32, Microtech Nova 40, Mirror Technologies M30 >$479/$749 $649 $587 >I would go for Microtech Nova 40, because it uses the faster >Quantum drive with the Claimed Access time (ms) of 19, and, >5 years warranty. > > I doubt there will be any better deal than this. There are much better deals. I work a bit over 20 hours a week at the Kiewit Computation Center here at Dartmouth. I repair hard drives, among other things. Two years ago, Dartmouth endorsed the Novas as the drive for the incoming freshmen, and we in User Services have been fixing them ever since. They tend to break, quite a bit. They can't be re-named without being re-formatted. You can't update the System on a Nova without completely re-formatting and re-installing. Don't touch the Novas! The above two paragraphs come from my experience working with Novas in a professional capacity. My own personal opinion, which has nothing to do with my employers or my job, but with my personal experience at home, is that you can't go wrong with the drives from La Cie. I've had one for over a year now, and I've never had any problem with it. Neither have the four other people that I know have them. They're fast, quiet, portable, and they come bundled with disk management software that was rated #1 by MacUser, if memory serves. They advertise in MacWeek. Good luck! -Josh. -- /--------------------------------------------------+-------------------------\ |Josh Alden, Consultant, Kiewit Computation Center | HB 48, Dartmouth College| | Private mail: Joshua.Alden@dartmouth.edu | Hanover, NH 03755 | | Virus mail: Virus.Info@dartmouth.edu | (603) 640-5734 |
changwoo@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Chang P. Woo) (11/19/89)
In article <17064@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> jalden@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Joshua M. Alden) writes: >>I would go for Microtech Nova 40, because it uses the faster >>Quantum drive with the Claimed Access time (ms) of 19, and, >>5 years warranty. > There are much better deals. I work a bit over 20 hours a week at >the Kiewit Computation Center here at Dartmouth. I repair hard drives, >among other things. Two years ago, Dartmouth endorsed the Novas as the >drive for the incoming freshmen, and we in User Services have been >fixing them ever since. They tend to break, quite a bit. They can't be >re-named without being re-formatted. You can't update the System on a >Nova without completely re-formatting and re-installing. > Don't touch the Novas! >-Josh. Yeah, but I don't think that argument is fully justified since Microtech has changed the drive mechanism since. The Novas given to Dartmouth earlier were NOT Quantum mechanism. The new Microtech drives (they don't call it NOVA anymore) are lot more quieter, faster, and reliable than the previous incarnation. Sometime ago I had a chance to chat with a person from Microtech. He acknowledged the hardware problem with old Nova drive, but he was quite confident in the new drives. I am pretty sure that there are much better deals than Microtech's. However, I don't think they deserve too much harshness (they did deserve such earlier days, but not now). I have no connection whatsoever with Microtech, except as a potential customer. -- Chang P. Woo | Chang.P.Woo@dartmouth.EDU (preferred) | changwoo@eleazar.dartmouth.EDU | HB 4489, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755
g556871349ea@deneb.ucdavis.edu (0040;0000023090;0;745;352;) (11/20/89)
In article <5488@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu> jgt@uhccux.UUCP (John Tsang) writes: >In article <89110303365844@masnet.uucp> henry.matejko@canremote.uucp (HENRY MATEJKO) writes: >>I need to move up to a 40-60 Meg hard drive for my Mac. I would > >I would go for Microtech Nova 40, because it uses the faster >Quantum drive with the Claimed Access time (ms) of 19, and, >5 years warranty. > I doubt there will be any better deal than this. > Well, there is a better 'deal', cost wise...The Jasmine DD40 uses the same mechanism and is only $599! Though Jasmine is having to deal with supplier problems after the Rodime fiasco, I would say that this is a better deal than the Nova. Also the dd40 comes with SUM II and Redux. The 40 to 45 Mb HD range was recently reviewed in MacWorld and the reviewer's favs were the Jasmine and La Cie. What I want to know is whether the raw Quantum 40s are just as good. Colin Ong Dept. LAWR UC/Davis g556871349ea@deneb.ucdavis.edu Disclaimer: Not responsible for anything.
saaf@joker.optics.rochester.edu (Lennart Saaf) (11/22/89)
> Well, there is a better 'deal', cost wise...The Jasmine DD40 uses the same > mechanism and is only $599! Though Jasmine is having to deal with supplier > problems after the Rodime fiasco, I would say that this is a better deal than > the Nova. I thought I would pass along my experience with Jasmine and Microtech. On 10/16 I ordered a DD40 from Jasmine for $599 + $15 UPS shipping. They told me there was a 72 hour shipping guarantee so I naively assumed that they had them in stock. On 10/21 I received my Visa bill with the DD40 charge on it. I called on 10/27 to check on the status of the order and was told that the DD40s were backordered and that they would ship within 5 business days and credit my account for the shipping charge. I called again on 11/2 and was told that the drives were still not stocked and that they would ship in 7-10 working days. I immediately called Microtech to see if they had any 40MB disks in stock. They did, for $649 + $2.25 UPS insurance. I told the salesman that I would get right back to him, because I first needed to cancel an order placed with Jasmine. He then gave me a 5 minute spiel about the "precarious financial position" of Jasmine. He said that Jasmine only used Quantum drives for one month, and that Quantum would no longer give them credit. He said that after Quantum, Jasmine used Miniscribe drives but he he was not sure what they used now. He suggested that I call Jasmine and ask if they could guarantee that a Quantum mechanism would be in the drive. He seemed surprised to learn that I had had no trouble getting through to Jasmine on the phone. I was skeptical about some of these remarks, but at this point I was only interested in getting a drive! I called Jasmine after this conversation and canceled the DD40 order with no problems. They said that the charge would be removed from my credit card in 1-2 weeks. I then called Microtech back and ordered an N40 drive. It arrived on 11/8 and is working fine. I called Visa on about 11/13 (about a week and a half after I canceled) to see if the Jasmine charge had been removed. It had not. They instructed me to pay my bill less the Jasmine charge and they would give me a temporary credit. I haven't checked since to see if the charge was removed. But I really have no reason to believe that it won't be credited. I have tried to make this story as emotionless as possible! Draw your own conclusions, and good luck! -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Len Saaf, The Institute of Optics, Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY | | Internet: saaf@joker.optics.rochester.edu Bitnet: SAAF@UOROPT | ------------------------------------------------------------------------
JAYMS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (12/06/89)
Could someone please send me the summary review of 40 meg removable cartridge hard drives that was recently posted? Thanks!
stas@sun.acs.udel.edu (Stanislaus Pietrucha) (03/12/90)
I own a Mac Plus, and I would like to buy a hard drive. This may sound stupid, but what does milliseconds of access time mean to me? Is there much of a difference between 19 and 68? Obviously, the access would more than triple, but I'm not concerned with 1 sec vs. 3 sec to load up a MS Word docment. Should I be concerned with access time, or price? In this light, what is the most practical hard drive, reasonable price, and reasonably fast, as well as dependable? -- ------------------------------------------------- | Stas Pietrucha AS92 | | Univ of Delaware Comp Sci | -------------------------------------------------
Leo.Bores@f14.n114.z1.fidonet.org (Leo Bores) (03/14/90)
In an article of <12 Mar 90 05:19:57 GMT>, stas@sun.acs.udel.edu (Stanislaus
Pietrucha) writes:
SP>I own a Mac Plus, and I would like to buy a hard drive. This may sound
SP>
SP>Should I be concerned with access time, or price?
SP>In this light, what is the most practical hard drive, reasonable price,
SP>and reasonably fast, as well as dependable?
My reccomendation would be for an external Quantum 80.
Leo Bores, M.D.
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Internet: Leo.Bores@f14.n114.z1.fidonet.orgkanefsky@cs.umn.edu (Steve Kanefsky) (03/15/90)
In article <14674.25FD9F52@stjhmc.fidonet.org> Leo.Bores@f14.n114.z1.fidonet.org (Leo Bores) writes: >In an article of <12 Mar 90 05:19:57 GMT>, stas@sun.acs.udel.edu (Stanislaus >Pietrucha) writes: > > SP>I own a Mac Plus, and I would like to buy a hard drive. This may sound > SP> > SP>Should I be concerned with access time, or price? > SP>In this light, what is the most practical hard drive, reasonable price, > SP>and reasonably fast, as well as dependable? > > >My reccomendation would be for an external Quantum 80. At current street prices, a Quantum 105 is a much better deal than a Quantum 80. A good price for an external Quantum 80 is $659 (APS, 1-800-233-7550), which comes to about $8.24/MB, whereas the price for an external Quantum 105 at the same place is $729, or $6.94/MB. Both these drives have similar mechanisms, access times, etc. -- Steve Kanefsky kanefsky@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu
Leo.Bores@f14.n114.z1.fidonet.org (Leo Bores) (03/16/90)
In an article of <14 Mar 90 21:21:50 GMT>, kanefsky@cs.umn.edu (Steve Kanefsky) writes: SK>In article <14674.25FD9F52@stjhmc.fidonet.org> SK>Leo.Bores@f14.n114.z1.fidonet.org (Leo Bores) writes: SK>> SK>>My reccomendation would be for an external Quantum 80. SK> SK>At current street prices, a Quantum 105 is a much better deal than a SK>Quantum 80. A good price for an external Quantum 80 is $659 (APS, SK>1-800-233-7550), which comes to about $8.24/MB, whereas the price SK>for an external Quantum 105 at the same place is $729, or $6.94/MB. SK>Both these drives have similar mechanisms, access times, etc. Yes - that was an oops! I have the 105 and for the same reason. I had just finished answereing a batch of inquiries viz the 80. Quantum's drives are top notch PLUS the two year warranty. Leo Bores, M.D. -- Uucp: ...{gatech,ames,rutgers}!ncar!asuvax!stjhmc!14!Leo.Bores Internet: Leo.Bores@f14.n114.z1.fidonet.org
Randy.Shaw@f555.n161.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Randy Shaw) (03/27/90)
The current price on the 105 Quantum from APS is only $619., and that phone
# again, 1 800 233-7550. I bought one from them 2 months ago, it came within
days of ordering it, formatted, with the right bracket. It also had approx.
6megs of very current PD/shareware on it. A great deal. Even had a sort-of
manual, more than adequate for installation, and some decent hard drive
utilities.
Highly recommended. Can see no reason to buy name brand. For this savings,
you could pay to get it repaired locally sometime, and still come out ahead
on costs.
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INTERNET: Randy.Shaw@f555.n161.z1.FIDONET.ORGph1c+@andrew.cmu.edu (Peter Nikitas Handrinos) (09/11/90)
I am looking to buy an internal hard drive for my MacII. I would like
something in the 100-200 meg category, and reliable. Any suggestions?
_______________________________________________________________________________
Peter N. Handrinos ph1c@andrew.cmu.edu
Pittsburgh, PA
Carnegie Mellon University Graduate School of Industrial Administration
"All of us do time in the gutter, Dreamers turn to look at the cars"
_______________________________________________________________________________st890123@pip.cc.brandeis.edu (Bear) (12/16/90)
OK, I need a new HD, between 45-100 megs, and I'm not getting a CMS and I hate it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please send E-mail to: IN%"st890123@pip.cc.brandeis.edu" Thanks, Joe Dropkin
philm@pro-angmar.UUCP (Phil Marden) (12/20/90)
In-Reply-To: message from st890123@pip.cc.brandeis.edu
HI, Joe.
What happen to the CMS. Did you ever get it back. Was it still under
warranty. If so, you should call up CMS and make a lot of noice (if haven't
already.)
--- Phil
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