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#! rnews 3119 bsd Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!pumpkin.pangea.ca!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!ddsw1!news.mcs.net!news.abs.net!news.bconnex.net!news.lightlink.com!news.xensei.com!strange.dfwmm.net!usenet From: ahzzmandius@dfwmm.net (brian wolfe) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Recommended SCSI hard drive for BSD system Date: Thu, 26 Sep 1996 06:10:31 GMT Organization: DFW Multimedia Lines: 63 Message-ID: <324a1e0c.306591@news.dfwmm.net> References: <324703FC.41C6@austin.ibm.com> <324706D7.EA8@airmail.net> <3248C786.1C89@real.net.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: enigma.dfwmm.net X-Newsreader: Forte Agent .99e/16.227 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:5076 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:28878 On Wed, 25 Sep 1996 15:47:50 +1000, Richard Laxton <richard@real.net.au> wrote: >Andi Baritchi wrote: >> >> Tushar Patel wrote: >> > >> > Hi, >> > >> > I just had bad experience with segate drive. so, before I buy new >> > drive I want to hear from you. >> > >> > How are the following drives: >> > >> > QUANTUM FIREBALL 1280S 630C >> > LPS340S 020B >> > >> > >> > Please make suggestions. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Tushar >> >> I would stay away from Quanum drives in general. I have had too much >I would probably agree. We have had five (5) Quantum Empire drives fail >in the past. I do know one RAID distributor in Australia who is using >the Quantum Atlas drives (2Gb and 4Gb) and has sold many hundreds and >not had a single failure. They tend to use Mylex SCSI-SCSI RAID >controllers (if this matters). > >> trouble with their high end drives (4GB Grand Prix's and Atlases). I >> don't know about the fireballs, but they're probably just smaller, >> cheaper, and lower quality versions of their big brohters. I use >> Seagate Barracudas exclusively and they're great. I too know about >> seagate's bad reputation in the past, but the cudas are top-notch (I'm >> not really familiar with their low-end drives either, though). If >> you've got the money to get Barracudas (and the 2GB's aren't worth it: >> $750 for ST32550N (2GB FastSCSI-2), $950 for ST15150N (4GB FastSCSI-2). >What about Micropolis and Fujitsu. I have heard good things about both >in the past. >In case you haven't noticed, I am searching for new drives too. > >> >> Who knows, the Quantums might be good! But I wouldn't risk it. I've >> never had a bad Barracuda, and I've used many. But I've had MANY bad >> Quantums (out of MANY + 1). >> >> Just my $.02 (or $.03 in some areas), >> >> Andi Baritchi >> andi@airmail.net stick with the barracuddas. They are highly reliable and as a side bennifit you get a fast drive. ;) oh btw, I also run their FH 5.25" 9.6Gb disk. as a user disk on out main server. Performs nicely and is really reliable. (avoid conner like a plague!!!!) ahzz --------------------------------------------------------------- email: ahzzmandius@dfwmm.net 1 YEAR=$95.40 @28.8k Brian Wolfe 1 MO=$24.95 @64k Systems Administrator 1 MO=$49.95 @128kMPPP