Hard Disk Suggestion

[Net Llama!]

On 12/28/2004 06:09 AM, Shawn Tayler wrote:
> Hi Guys,
> 
> I recently recommended on a collegues suggestion, the purchase of an LVD
> SCSI IBM Deskstor HD.  I have since been informed that there has been a
> large number of failures of this line.  Would anyone on the group have a
> comment on this?  I am wondering whether to have the drive returned for
> credit and purchase another manufacturer, Seagate comes to mind.  It has
> not been installed yet.

Seagates have had an excellent reputation (especially with the SCSI 
drives) in the past.  Lately i've started to see reports, and first hand 
evidence of lessor quality.  I still think that seagate is the best of 
the bunch, but their quality seems to be dropping, rather than te 
competitors improving.


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