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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.Hawaii.Edu!news.uoregon.edu!ddsw1!news.mcs.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.mathworks.com!fu-berlin.de!news.belwue.de!news.uni-mannheim.de!news.rhein-neckar.de!birdland.rhein-neckar.de!troia.rhein-neckar.de!boerdix.oh.sub.org!not-for-mail From: berni@troia.rhein-neckar.de () Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Best 4GB Wide SCSI Disk Date: 17 Nov 1996 06:25:20 GMT Organization: PUM => Private Unix Machines Lines: 33 Message-ID: <56mb4g$7i@boerdix.oh.sub.org> References: <328DCB93.41C67EA6@mindspring.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: boerdix.oh.sub.org X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] Ron Bolin (rlb@mindspring.com) wrote: : I was looking for some recommendations on the best 4GB Wide SCSI to use : with FBSD. I currently have an Adaptech 2940UW PCI controller and a PP : 200 : machine. I see IBM (DRFS-W), Fujitsu (2934), Segate (Barracuda) and : Quantum : (Atlas) drives as choices. I once had a Quantam and sent it back because : of : a built-in limit on the throughput rate due to the clock speed on my : bus, but : that was a while back. I am looking for a dependable and quiet drive : with read/write : avg access in the 8-10 ms range. : : : Thank's in advance. : -Ron : -- : **************************************************************************** : Ron Bolin rlb@mindspring.com, http://www.mindspring.com/~rlb/ : GSU: gs01rlb@panther.gsu.edu matrlbx@indigo4.cs.gsu.edu Home: : 770-992-8877 : **************************************************************************** Here my personal experiences with 4 GB drives: IBM: OK, no problems Fujitsu: not too bad but some failed Quantum: too much problems, some failed Seagate: OK, fine, very good. In case of problems their service saved all (here in Germany) bye berni