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Article #4507Re: Compare Quantam and Seagate?
From: NRAO Array Operations Center
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 1990 06:33
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 1990 06:33
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In article <34198@ut-emx.UUCP> lshaw@walt.cc.utexas.edu (logan shaw) writes: >In article <1990Jul21.041844.23344@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> mkiteam@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu (E.Japel) writes: [too much left out, sorry] >Differences between a Quantum and a Seagate: [lots of good points favoring Quantum drives left out] > 3) Quantum drives aren't known for failing to spin up. True, if read carefully. But,I have one on a GVP hardcard that has the notorious stiction problem. I am not writing this to criticize either GVP or Quantum. I have had this hardcard for 2 years. I called GVP and they sent me (at no charge) a chip from Quantum to place on the drive to fix the problem. It didn't help. They sent me another one, no help. I called again and GVP said "send the drive back and we will give you one that works, and probably works better than the original one. After 2 years of use!! I don't know how the cost is shared between GVP and Quantum, but I think the net result for support would be very hard to beat. > 4) If you drop a Quantum drive out an 11th story window, it would not be > too surprising to see it come out unharmed. [too good to edit out] Pat Palmer (email: ppalmer@nrao.edu)
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!samsung!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!unmvax!nmt.edu!nraoaoc From: nraoaoc@nmt.edu (NRAO Array Operations Center) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Re: Compare Quantam and Seagate? Summary: Quantum/GVP support is excellent Keywords: Hard Drive Message-ID: <1990Jul23.063352.12512@nmt.edu> Date: 23 Jul 90 06:33:52 GMT References: <1990Jul21.041844.23344@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <34198@ut-emx.UUCP> Sender: ppalmer@nrao.edu <Patrick Palmer> Followup-To: ppalmer@nrao.edu <Patrick Palmer> Distribution: comp Organization: National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro NM Lines: 23