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In article <1992Jul24.183153.28587@cs.UAlberta.CA> wes@cs.UAlberta.CA (Wes A. Tutak) writes:
=>I have found myself in need of a bigger hard drive and I am considering the
=>Maxtor 7213A IDE Drive (213 MB, 15ms). I've noticed that several dealers
=>in this month's Computer Shopper Magazine are offering it at a discounted
=>price ($459 at DC Computers). Also the London Drugs Computer Department here
=>in Edmonton has it on sale. I'm curious why Maxtor is slashing the price
=>on this particular drive. Is there something unreliable about it??
=>
=>Does anyone have any experience, good or bad with this particular drive??
=>
=>BTW, I have a 386-25 clone, and I intend to run the new drive with my old
=>40 MB IDE, and both floppy drives.
=>
=>Thanks, in advance, for your time.
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If I am not mistaken, Maxtor introduced this drive not too long ago.
It is slightly slower than the 213A (16ms vs. 15ms) and the data transfer rate
is also less for the newer drive.

Reason for the lower cost...OEM/dealer price was originally $399 (probably
lower by now!) due to the fact that the 7213A and 7213S use existing technology
and fewer parts from the Maxtor Cheyenne (sp?) series like the 7120A.

Maxtor has a good reputation for quality drives, so if you do not mind the 16ms
access time and lower transfer rate then go ahead.   

One thing to keep in mind is that Maxtor has a LOW-LEVEL format program for the
213A (just in case it is needed)...When  I talked to Maxtor a while back about
the 7120a (the 7 refers to the Cheyenne series)  They did not have a low level
format program available for that specific drive...they might have one out for
the 7213A.  I am not sure if Disk Manager >5.0 can handle the 7213A.

If you have any questions call the 800 Maxtor tech support line...sorry I do
not have it handy.

Good luck in your search,
Santosh

Disclaimer: I have no affiliation with Maxtor,  the above opinions are my own.

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= Santosh Philips                                                           =
= e-mail: sphilips@brahms.udel.edu                                          =
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