On Mon, 04 Oct 1999, Civileme wrote:
> Maxtors I heard someone else mention. I have had two drop dead on me, one
> with thermal shutdowns for no good reason, and the other with bearings
> eating the spindle.
> Quantum Bigfoot Drives--three KO from powering down unpredictably (the
> drive, not the computer or the power source), one with logic card woes.
> That was 4 out of 4, BTW. I should have mentioned them, but they are not
> in the category of "problem for implementing linux" They are in the
> category of "buying this qualifies you as *non compos mentis*" :-} (And I
> bought 4 of them to pay for my education).
>
> Civileme
--I have had absolutely NO reliability problems with either Quantum-
Bigfoot or Maxtor Drives. I've used several of each in installations
including my own pooter, with out a single glitch. Not to be agumentitive,
just my own experience. I'll also be the last one to ever say, there's no
such thing as a lemon!
David P. Greenberg
Bitco Electronics
"In Service to the Recording Industry"
*Confirmed Linux Newbie*
**Never use a big word when
substituting a diminutive one would
suffice.**
