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Article #2091Re: Removable "HD"s -- are they worth it?
From: Scott Truesdell
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 1989 03:57
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 1989 03:57
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The 25ms 44MB removable platter systems currently being marketed by
many OEMs (Mass Micro, MicroNet, etc.) all use the same SyQuest mechanism
as the basis for the drives. These DO make great backup drives. There ARE
some caveats:
1. There are reports starting to surface that these units are not
quite so reliable when used in continuous duty, e.g. as a primary
drive.
2. The media should be removed when not in use. Especially in a
power-off condition, dust can enter into and settle on the platter
much more readily than if it is stored in its plastic case.
Those warning notwithstanding, the drives are excellent. They represent
my current backup medium of choice for fixed disks < 200MB.
--scott
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Scott Truesdell
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!ames!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ucla-cs!uci-ics!truesdel From: truesdel@ics.uci.edu (Scott Truesdell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Removable "HD"s -- are they worth it? Message-ID: <20215@paris.ics.uci.edu> Date: 29 Jul 89 03:57:48 GMT References: <9095@venera.isi.edu> Sender: news@paris.ics.uci.edu Distribution: comp Lines: 21