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From: Alan L. Batongbacal
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 13:22

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Hi there!  I'm about to spend an awfully large chunk of my savings on
a larger drive and I have a few questions:

1) What is the formatted capacity of a 2624SA (the one that's ~540MB)
   using 1024-byte sectors?

2) What are the differences between a 2624S and a 2624SA?

3) Are the 5.25" full-height externals *really* noisy (my second choice
   is the ~660MB model), e.g. would you go nuts in a quiet apartment
   bedroom?  I once tried out a pre-production Seagate 1480N and it whined
   at such a high pitch I made me nauseous.

4) Suppose I swap my internal (I have a NeXTstation) with the 2624SA.
   Is it true that that particular drive runs really hot, and if so,
   any ramifications vis-a-vis component life?

Thank you very much!

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| Alan L. Batongbacal                         | "If you spew and she bolts, |
| alanlb@cs.vt.edu                            |  it was never meant to be." |
| Bleaksburg, VA 24060                        |    -- Wayne Campbell        |
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