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Leonard N. Zubkoff wrote:
> 
> In article <nsx-2011950455130001@nsx-ppp.serv.net> nsx@serv.net (nsx) writes:
> 
>   the only AV-drives is from MICROPOLIS. The word AV means it is AUDIO
>   VISUAL compatible, which requires no or little THERMAL recalibration.
>   None of the drives in the market are AV compatible besides the Micropolis
>   AV series.
> 
> Not quite.  Micropolis is the only manufacturer that has both AV and non-AV
> models of the same drive, or sees a need to.
> 
> Most high capacity disk drives these days either use an embedded servo
> technology to avoid thermal recalibration altogether, or have smart
> algorithms which only recalibrate one head at a time and abort the tcal
> operation if an I/O request comes in.  With multimedia and digital audio
> and video some of the most important uses of high capacity hard drives, the
> manufacturers would be crazy not to have AV compatible drives.
> 
>                 Leonard

Correct.
And given the fact that NewMedia rated the Conner 2107s (2gig) and 4207s (4 gig) 
drives as being the top performers for video in their issue around 2 months ago, 
what does that do to the exclusively_micropolis theory?  I've been using the 
4207s for around 9 months (serial #s 001 and 002) and get reliable sustained 
throughput in excess of 6 megs/sec. with 16bit 44.1KHz audio - and no t-cal.

--Warren

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