marc@skypod.uucp (Marc Fournier) (01/18/91)
Hi fellow netlanders, I'm looking toward buying a computer, and am presently triing to decide what I need and don't need. I know that I need a 100+ Mb hard drive, but I don't know anything about any of the different makers. I've got it narrowed down to three possibilities: 1) Maxtor 4170 158Mb 14ms ESDI hard drive ($1215.00) 2) Connor 200Mb IDE 19ms w/cache ($1050.00) 3) Miniscribe 9380 380 Mb ESDI 14ms ($1320.00) Note: The prices are for adding onto a basic system. Now, I've heard about Maxtor and Connor, and from what I've heard, they are good names, but Miniscribe is a less known one to me. Pricewise, the Miniscribe is the better deal, but does anyone out there have any experience, good/bad, with it? Basically, what are performances like, life spans (MTBF), and any other such information. I'd love to have 380 Mb, but if its going to break down very quickly, it isn't that great of a deal. Thanks for any help in advance... -- | Marc G. Fournier (416) 250-8589 | Haven't thought of anything | | Toronto, Ontario | real witty to say here! | | uucp: marc@skypod.uucp -------------- And probably... | | Bitnet: marc%skypod.uucp@ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca | never will! |
dbullis@cognos.UUCP (Dave Bullis) (01/22/91)
In article <1991Jan17.215221.20223@skypod.uucp> marc@skypod.uucp (Marc Fournier) writes: >got it narrowed down to three possibilities: > 1) Maxtor 4170 158Mb 14ms ESDI hard drive ($1215.00) > 2) Connor 200Mb IDE 19ms w/cache ($1050.00) > 3) Miniscribe 9380 380 Mb ESDI 14ms ($1320.00) I've got the 9380 running at home since last July with no problems. I having really stressed it yet, but it seems fast enough. If you have detailed questions let me know. And yes, having 380Mb is real nice -- Dave Bullis Cognos, Inc VOICE: (613) 738-1440 3755 Riverside Dr. P.O. Box 9707 FAX: (613) 738-0002 Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA K1G 3Z4 UUCP: uunet!mitel!cunews!cognos!dbullis "I didn't know the terminals were haunted. The salesman didn't tell us."
davem@nro.cs.athabascau.ca (Dave McCrady) (01/26/91)
dbullis@cognos.UUCP (Dave Bullis) writes: > In article <1991Jan17.215221.20223@skypod.uucp> marc@skypod.uucp (Marc Fourni > >got it narrowed down to three possibilities: > > 1) Maxtor 4170 158Mb 14ms ESDI hard drive ($1215.00) > > 2) Connor 200Mb IDE 19ms w/cache ($1050.00) > > 3) Miniscribe 9380 380 Mb ESDI 14ms ($1320.00) > > I've got the 9380 running at home since last July with > no problems. I having really stressed it yet, but it > seems fast enough. If you have detailed questions let > me know. And yes, having 380Mb is real nice > I too have a 9380 that's been turning almost continuously for the past year. No problems. Actual formatted capacity is 318. Dave McCrady | davem@ersys.uucp +1 403-454-4054 (voice) | ersys!davem@nro.cs.athabascau.ca +1 403-454-6093 (public USENET) | decrwl!alberta!aunro!ersys!davem
ries@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM (Marc Ries) (01/30/91)
->dbullis@cognos.UUCP (Dave Bullis) writes:
-> In article <1991Jan17.215221.20223@skypod.uucp> marc@skypod.uucp (Marc Fourni
-> >got it narrowed down to three possibilities:
-> > 1) Maxtor 4170 158Mb 14ms ESDI hard drive ($1215.00)
-> > 2) Connor 200Mb IDE 19ms w/cache ($1050.00)
-> > 3) Miniscribe 9380 380 Mb ESDI 14ms ($1320.00)
I have been using a Connor 80MB IDE for a year w/o any problems.
I just purchased and installed a Conner 200Mb IDE (formatted = 202MB).
I paid $800 at a small local dealer. The only problem I had was I
had to upgrade my ALR/Phonix Bios.
- Marc