Hard drives, quality (IDE vs SCSI call for True Stories)

[Brian Densmore]

The only time I have ever lost a HD was when it was DOA or I bought it
used. My original 20 MB MFM drive still functions (or would if I were to
dust it off and plug it in). And it is 20 years old. Of course IDE is
better, and SCSI is just real high performance. For mission critical I'd
still recommend SCSI ...
iff you've got the bucks. I see no problem in using IDE for a RAID
configuration. Of course, when it comes to HDs I spend the money and get
the best quality drive I can afford. So my recommendation is don't buy
the cheapest of the product line, but head more toward the upper end.

Brian

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Luettgen [mailto:matt at tccassociates.net]
> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 12:21 AM
> To: kclug at kclug.org
> Subject: Re: Hard drives, quality (IDE vs SCSI call for True Stories)
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> My room-mate has a 60Gb Maxtor drive die...less than 2 years old
> 
> On Sun, 19 Jan 2003 23:47:26 -0600
> zscoundrel <zscoundrel at kc.rr.com> wrote:
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> > > I just had a 60 Gig IBM IDE drive bite the dust.  Much less than a
> > > year old (maybe 6-8 months...I'd have to check reciepts), and
> > > currently being processed by the new IBM/Hitachi Drive 
> spin-off RMA
> > > folks.
> > > 
> > 
> > When I install a H/D, I write the purchase date (or install 
> date if it
> > 
> > differs by more than a week) right on the case of the drive itself
> > with a magic marker.  Saves a lot of hassle with 
> remembering purchase
> > dates.
> > 
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