Philip Stortz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Seagate (1 drive) - fast, reliable but noisy (a 6G Medalist Pro) > > the older ones are definately loud, most of the seagates are probably > ok, but i've heard some of the newer ones aren't so great, companies > tend to go in cycles, at least it's not uncomon for a brand to be great, > get poor, and sometimes become great again.
Back in '96, '97, we had banks of SCSI Seagates, Ultra fast wide, or something like that which were in raid configuration on folks desks. They were LOUD, LOUD, LOUD. Today, or in the past year, we should hear about any specific bad history on the Seagate Barracuda ATA IIIs and IVs, if anyone out there has that history. So far, I've seen only good comments, particularly from the Brits and the Europeans. Below, I'm quoting from a very recent thread on another list, beginning with my own comments. QUOTE My Quicksilver G4/733 came with an IBM 40GB 5400 RPM drive which I can hear upon spinup and spindown; I also hear the heads working. I have added a Seagate Barracuda ATA IV 40GB 7200 RPM drive (ST340016A) which I cannot hear. This is my startup drive for both OS X and 9.2 in separate volumes. Various catalogs, including MacZone, carry Seagate. Seagate has a very informative web site. UNQUOTE QUOTE, other folks comments to mine, my comments being with the double carats and in green (if your mail package is sensitive to that): >> >>Many listers swear by (not at) Maxtor. But there is a current issue being >>discussed at: http://www.macintouch.com/maxtor2.html >> >I have had several Maxtors. All still work. >The Maxtor 60 gig in my 867 seems just fine and I torture it. > My G4/733 is at the Apple shop so the OEM 60GB Maxtor drive can be replaced (I am one of the contributors to that Macintouch report). >> I have added a >>Seagate Barracuda ATA IV 40GB 7200 RPM drive (ST340016A) which I cannot >>hear. >Using one of these for video capture. a real workhorse. >This is my third barracuda. They all rock. I have yet to hear of a complaint about the Seagate Barracuda ATA IV series... (unlike Maxtor, IBM, Western Digital or Quantum). >> >>Many listers like IBM except for one particular troublesome series which >>escapes me at the moment. >IBM 75 gig wasd aproblem, I never had one, but I have an IBM 9 gig >in my other rig and it is great and faaaast. I wasn't just the 75GB drive but the all the drives in the 75GXP series, especially the ones that came from Hungry - I'm on my third one at the moment (the first died after about 6 months, the replacement sounded like a jumbo taking off and the third has been going strong for over 12 months). UNQUOTE -- Al Poulin Anger, hate, and revenge are for the devil, forgiveness is for God, proactive self-defense is for the rest of us. -- 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>
