From: Andrew Lighten (andrew@orac.DIALix.oz.au)
Date: 08/16/93


From: andrew@orac.DIALix.oz.au (Andrew Lighten)
Subject: Re: [Q] Are WD IDE drives OK?
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1993 16:42:16 GMT

tree@whatever.cs.jhu.edu (Denise Tree) writes:

>I am thinking of getting a new drive and I've noticed lots of cheap
>western digital IDE drives around.... the 340 meg one is going for
>~310 from most people. Is anyone using one of these ok?

I bought a WD 85mb drive a couple of years back (the Caviar 280) and it
has been a wonderful little drive. I'm about to buy a new drive, and
have every intention of making it the 340mb WD you're contemplating. If
it is anything like my Caviar, it will be a great drive.

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