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>In article <1992Oct27.142913.24420@prim> dave@prim.demon.co.uk (Dave Griffiths) writes:
>>In article <3684@creatures.cs.vt.edu> alanlb@csgrad.cs.vt.edu writes:
>>Hi there!  I've managed to install a Fujitsu 2624FA in my NeXTstation
>>without too much of a problem.  HOWEVER, the drive emits a high-pitched
>>squeal/whine when powered up; presumably the sound is that of the drive
>>spinning on its bearings.  I find the sound nauseating and would like
>>to know if this sound is present in any other 2624FA's out there in
>>netland, because if it is, I'll be forced to consider other drives.
>>Please tell me that my drive is anomalous; I really like the way Fujitsu
>>drives are held in high regard by most people on the net and would
>>loathe to have to give it up because of a design problem.
>>
>A friend and I recently bought a couple of 2624SA's from HDI. They were
>shipped to Munich by DHL. They must have been damaged in transit because
>_neither_ drive would work - they both vibrated like crazy and never
>became "ready". We sent them back and recently received a new pair of
>2624FA's, this time shipped by Fed Ex. Again, one of them vibrates and
>never becomes ready, the other one is unusable because a newly created
>file system causes loads of read errors.
>
>I haven't read of anyone else on the net having these sorts of problems.
>Are these drives especially sensitive? Or maybe the baggage handlers at
>Munich airport are especially _in_sensitive!
>
>It's very annoying, 'cos it costs a lot of money to keep shipping them
>back to the States.
>
>Dave Griffiths

    Our expierence with UPS verses FedEx is:

    * If it isn't fragile ship it via UPS
    * If it is fragile ship it via FedEx
    * If you don't have a choice and must ship it UPS, make sure you add
      insurance.
    * Keep in mind that FedEx is much more expensive than UPS.

    This is our experience from shipping dozens of large T.V.'s back and
    forth across the U.S.  Half the ones shipped via UPS got here in
    pieces, none of the ones shipped via FedEx were damaged.

    Hard drives can generally take more of a beating though when UPS does
    screw one up, it's usually screwed up big time.

						-Matt

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