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Article #31732Re: SE hard drives
From: Bruce Hoof
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 1988 15:35
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 1988 15:35
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In article <43100007@uicsrd.csrd.uiuc.edu> leung@uicsrd.csrd.uiuc.edu writes:
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>I am thinking of buying a Mac SE, but can not decide on what drive option to
>purchase. The Apple 20 Meg hard drive is awfully slow. Would it be better
>to buy a third party internal or external drive? Does anybody have any
>experience with which brands to avoid or which brands are good? Any info
>at all would be appreciated.
I bought a Mac SE w/20HD SCSI computer back in November of '87.
When I got it I was tickled pink about the HD. It was the first HD drive
I had and 85 ms seemed Lightning fast at the time. I never thought I would
use all of it either. Well it is now August and I have not had my Mac for
a year. Right after getting the computer I filled up all 20 MB with Purchased
and PD software. Over time I have had to archive a lot of files because
I have kept running out of space. Right now I have only the most frequently
used files on it and when I want an old file I have to go hunting for it.
Plus, since I develope programs, this fast drive has become extremely SLOW.
The end result, I am now looking into a external 70+ Fast drive.
External because I can use it on any new Macs that I buy, and fast because
I am tired of the slow drive.
The bottom line? Get a two disk drive SE and buy a third Party HD.
Third party drives have come down in price and for a few extra dollars you
can double the size of the one apple offers. You will get a bigger, faster
hard drive and have the two drives in the SE to use for faster backups.
I know I wish I had now.
Bruce Hoof
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