The Barracuda is what comes in any new Powermac. The 40GB ATA66 that came with my Quicksilver 800 has had no problems whatsoever. Even under strenuous audio recording sessions with Logic Audio Platinum 5.
My only other choice for hard drives are actually Maxtors heh. > barracuda drives have serious reliability problems, i believe many, many > were repaired under warranty and eventually the design was changed, but > who knows which version your vendor will ship? ide is the original > spec, ata (with a number like 66 or 100 etc.) is the later spec and > includes everything that's part of the ide spec. plus enhancements. > model numbers would really help in any case. i find it hard to believe > any of the barracuda drives are straight ide, i'd think they'd all be > ata. i'd definitely get the model numbers and check the spec sheets for > any drive, vendors do make mistakes far too often in their sales blurbs. > even if you do get the barracuda, check the model numbers. other > Seagate's are popular amongst some. generally, ibm, fujitsu, and maxtor > are considered good (though i've had a warranty nightmare with maxtor, > so they are permanently off my list, the test of a company is what > happens when things go wrong, maxtor has failed that test with me and > was extremely obnoxious about it!). -- Chris http://www.towelhead.net http://www.mp3.com/stemcellvirus http://www.mp3.com/towelhead -- 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> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:g-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:g-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:g-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
