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} In article <30B14C1B.5E3B@ix.netcom.com> Warren Harris <wharris@ix.netcom.com> writes:

}   Leonard N. Zubkoff wrote:

}   > 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.

I believe it was meant that Micropolis is the only manufacturer that
sells both an AV and non-AV model drive, not that other manufactures
drives are not usable for AV applications.

Tom

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Thomas M. Buccelli (tmb@idm.com)

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