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In article <789344050snz@oxfordll.demon.co.uk>, mlloyd@oxfordll.demon.co.uk (Matthew Lloyd) says:
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>Greetings -
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>    I am about to buy myself a 150-200 540Mb hard disk from Watford
>Electronics, UK. I have four choices, all IDEs:
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>Make     Model number  Size   Access time  Price
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>IBM      DSA-3540      546Mb  11ms         149
>MAXTOR   7540AV        540Mb  12ms         159
>SEAGATE  ST3660A       540Mb  12ms         179
>WESTERN- AC2540        540Mb  12ms         179
>DIGITAL
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>    My question is this: which is the best make (both in terms of speed and
>reliability)? I have very little experience in these matters. I am not
>too concerned with the IBM's 1ms advantage, although it is cheaper.
>Which drive offers the greatest throughput? Why are the prices so varied
>(often against common sense?) Which would you buy? Would I need a VLB
>controller card (rather than ISA bus) to take advantage of any high speed,
>on my 486 DX2 66Mhz PC?
>    Thanks very much for your time.
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>    Regards,
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>       Matthew Lloyd
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>Matthew Lloyd - Oxford, UK
>Internet: mlloyd@oxfordll.demon.co.uk
>Worlds Beyond: Ensign David Roberts, CSciO, USS Odysseus, Blue Fleet
>I have been using a Quantum Maverick drive which I understand is about 10 msec 540 Meg
Seagate I find unreliable WD is good but a little slower. Price �145 DS Computers 081-447-0123