On 02-06-28 at 23.25 Philip Stortz said: >first of all, yes, western digital drives resemble something >you might accidentally step in in terms of quality, i've >never heard of anyone who would buy another. second, did you >set one drive to be master and one to be slave? if not >that's the problem, which it sounds like it might be. in any >case, your coworker should check the jumper settings on both >drives, and make sure the cables are in firmly as usual. you >should definitely NOT buy one of those drives unless you >desperately need an expensive door stop. try ibm, or quantum >(not maxtor, even though they own quantum now, i've got one >of each and the quantum is faster with the same spindle speed >etc.) also avoid seagate, fujitsu seems to be ok as well.
Hi! I'm just wondering if there really is as much evidence to judge a whole manufacturer, considering drives. Maybe there is, and then I'd like to know if you all think so. >From the above, it seems like (at least when used with Macs)... WD - bad IBM - good Quantum - good/faster Maxtor - bad/slower Seagate - bad Fujitsu - OK My own demands considering drives are: 1) reliable 2) quiet 3) fast Based upon this my own experiences for the last decade have been... WD - no experience IBM (2 drives) - fast, fairly quiet but not always reliable (the 30MB GXP75 UATA was a horror story with my 7300 w/Tempo card - it's just sitting here, despite the seller tested it OK twice - anyone want to buy it?). Quantum (3 drives) - quite slow, often quiet, one of the three went prematurely dead. Maxtor (1 drive) - very reliable and quiet, acceptably fast (the 20GB drive in my G4 Cube) Seagate (1 drive) - fast, reliable but noisy (a 6G Medalist Pro) Fujitsu - no experience, heard they have very quiet ones, but the reseller said it couldn't be formatted for my Mac (w/Tempo card). Is this true? What do you think? Any consensus about any part of this? Just curious me /Per _______________________________________________________ Per A J Andersson, G�teborg, Sweden - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
