hardin@dino.cad.mcc.com (John Hardin) (10/18/90)
I have a friend with a IIfx who is looking for a LARGE hard disk. He wants a *RELIABLE*, *INTERNAL* drive in the 200MB-1000MB range with maximum performance for the dollar. (But when it comes down to it, He tells me that "price is no object" - life's tough, eh?!) I have seen the latest issue of MacWorld where they review large disks. The top-ranked (in terms of performance) FWB/Hammer drives are indeed speedy, but they're pricey and come with only a 1 year warranty. Are there *other* drives that people can recommend (not just drive brands, but also reputable suppliers) that offer good performance (remember this is a IIfx) AND a good warranty? (The MacWorld article made reference to some new, high-density (~300-450MB) 3.5" drives from Quantum that would start appearing on the market in November - anyone have any details? I ask because Quantums tend to be reasonably priced and carry some of the better warranties (typically 2-5 years).) Thanks, -jwh -- John Hardin, MCC CAD Program | ARPA: hardin@mcc.com | Phone: [512] 338-3535 Box 200195, Austin, TX 78720 | UUCP: ...!cs.utexas.edu!milano!cadillac!hardin
powsner@csb1.nlm.nih.gov (Seth M Powsner) (10/18/90)
For what it's worth-- We got a PL635 600 Mbyte external from Peripheral Land Inc of Fremont, Calif. Believe it's based on the CDC Wren series, whatever that's called now. Worked fine for a few weeks (very hard use). Stopped. Called up and had a replacement in less than a week (didn't actually push it at all). Replacement had new driver-- plug and play on a Mac II and a Mac IIfx. Has external dip switches to control termination. Guess we'll know in a while whether or not we're really happy with it. Seth Powsner powsner@nlm.nih.gov powsner@yalemed.bitnet