jfw@neuro (John F. Whitehead) (11/15/90)
I intend to purchase a large hard disk drive -- at least 660MB, or a
1GB drive if I can afford it -- and would like some input as to what
brands/retailers I should look at or avoid.
I have heard of CDC/Imprimis Wren, Micropolis, and Maxtor, which are
in the $3000-$4000 price range for the 1gig variety. Fujitsu has just
come out with one that will be on the cheaper side (despite having
a 5-year warranty). And I believe Micronet makes one, which costs a
bit more than the rest.
Does anyone have recommendations or caveats for drives of this size?
I will be using it for storing digitized sound, so random access seek
time is important, though total throughput while writing is also
important. My biggest concern, though, is data reliability, so I want
to make sure I find a company and retailer I can count on.
Please e-mail and I will summarize.
John Whitehead Internet: jfw@neuro.duke.edu
Department of Neurobiology jfw@well.sf.ca.us
Duke University Medical Center Bitnet: white002@dukemc
Durham, North Carolina my@dtg.nsc.com (Michael Yip) (11/16/90)
I would recommend the Fujitsu SCSI drive just because the 5 years warranty. And after all, the drive is cheaper than other makers. (Oh no, the Japanese are dumping cheap hard disk into the US market! Let's call the congressman and execrise their power to stop the Japanese. ;) -- Mike
alien@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com (Tom von Alten) (11/17/90)
You can buy American and get a 5 year warranty, too.
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Hewlett-Packard Disk Mechanisms Division
208 323-2711____________________________nvk@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Norman Kohn) (11/18/90)
In article <21762@duke.cs.duke.edu> jfw@neuro.duke.edu (John F. Whitehead) writes: >I intend to purchase a large hard disk drive -- at least 660MB, or a >1GB drive if I can afford it -- and would like some input as to what >brands/retailers I should look at or avoid. > >I have heard of CDC/Imprimis Wren, Micropolis, and Maxtor, which are >in the $3000-$4000 price range for the 1gig variety. Corporate Systems Center 408-737-7312 has Maxtor XT-8760S (675 Mb) for $1600-$1900, depending on what level of warranty you want. I've installed one but have not exercised it fully yet. It seems like a good deal. -- Norman Kohn | ...ddsw1!nvk Chicago, Il. | days/ans svc: (312) 650-6840 | eves: (312) 373-0564
pavlov@canisius.UUCP (Greg Pavlov) (11/18/90)
In article <21762@duke.cs.duke.edu>, jfw@neuro (John F. Whitehead) writes: > I intend to purchase a large hard disk drive -- at least 660MB, or a > 1GB drive..... > I have heard of CDC/Imprimis Wren, Micropolis, and Maxtor, which are > in the $3000-$4000 price range for the 1gig variety.... HP has 660MB and 1GB drives, price range $2500-$2700 for the former, $3600+ for the latter. Include 5-year warranties. greg pavlov, fstrf, amherst, ny pavlov@stewart.fstrf.org
mikes@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (Michael Squires) (11/19/90)
Two different houses are advertising the Seagate WREN VII 1.2GB drive, new, for between $2750 and $2900 in Computer Hot Line. These are said to be new drives. -- Mike Squires (mikes@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu) 812 855 3974 (w) 812 333 6564 (h) mikes@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu 546 N Park Ridge Rd., Bloomington, IN 47408 Under construction: mikes@sir-alan@cica.indiana.edu
jnemeth@cue.bc.ca (John Nemeth) (11/20/90)
In article <72761@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu> mikes@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (Michael Squires) writes: >Two different houses are advertising the Seagate WREN VII 1.2GB drive, new, >for between $2750 and $2900 in Computer Hot Line. These are said to be new >drives. Could you give us some more details or tell us how we can a copy of Computer Hot Line (I have never heard of it).
andrew@alice.att.com (Andrew Hume) (11/20/90)
wren vii's should be quite cheap now, around $2000 for 1.2GB. $4K would buy you an elite (1.5GB and much faster) but don't buy one until you can get the in-form factor version.
urlichs@smurf.sub.org (Matthias Urlichs) (11/21/90)
In comp.periphs.scsi, article <11648@alice.att.com>,
andrew@alice.att.com (Andrew Hume) writes:
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< wren vii's should be quite cheap now, around $2000 for 1.2GB.
Where? How?
The problem is that in Germany, local prices look more like $5000... :-(
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