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In article <11593@boulder.Colorado.EDU> kessler@schof.colorado.edu (Andrew Kessler) writes:
>I just purchased a new IIcx and I'm looking for a hard drive to go with it. 
>I didn't get an apple drive because I wanted more value for my money. I'm
>looking for an internal drive, somewhere around 150 megs. Obviously, I'd

(It's a IIcx, not //cx.)

Consider an external drive.  The number of parts to go wrong is about
the same, but the result is much more flexible.  

If something goes wrong with either your IIcx or your external disk,
you will still have the other to use.  Also, if you ever want to hook
up your disk to someone else's machine (I do it all the time) an
external will let you.

Internals do have the advantages of giving you a single box on your
desk, and having a single, simple power switch.

As to brands, I have an `old' (10 month) LaCie.  70 meg Epson
mechanism.  Works great.  But these days LaCie isn't using that
mechanism.  They seem to be Quantums (other than the drives Apple
bought for the IIcx, good reputation), Imprimis (only heard good
things about them), and a friend ordered one at MacWorld which is a
Fujitsu (he is having problems getting it to boot over another drive
in the chain, but he has too many partitions already loaded down to
isolate the problem easily).

Generally nicely done, small, fast, quiet, long warranty, padded
carrying case included, at a good price--and as far as I know--LaCie
still answers their phones.

Really want an internal?  LaCie used to sell them too, but I don't see
them in recent ads.  Phone and ask.  (800-999-0143)


Disclaimer: My only relation to LaCie is that of a satisfied customer
who knows about 5 other people who are also happy with their LaCie's.
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