----- Original Message ----- From: "David Irvine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 9:26 AM Subject: Re: [scottish] Fwd: CHEAPEST DRIVES IN THE WORLD! - and XEONPROCESSORS
> [snip] > > We have had issues with IBM drives, the older ones are tip top, either > fail in the first 10 minutes, or last for ages, the newer ones that ibm > are bundling, are absolutely crap, they now have a warning saying they > should not be used for more than 16 hours a day heh sounds like the 120GXPs ... I have a 60GXP 60 gig thing in my debian server doing sterling service - much better than the fujitsu crap I've been using recently :( > (soemthing like bt's > anytime package *ahem*) isn't that just stupid ISPs who haven't done proper capacity planning (step forward PlusNet) ... ? > we have had issues with these drives failing > after a few weeks of being hammered 24-7. Of couse the cheaper ibm disks > are meant for home/pleasure users who don't use their pc's for much more > than an ornament, and hence the cheap price for them i would imagine. the thing is, who would buy a 30/40/60/80/120 gig hard drive and then not use it?! It's pure anathema ... disks were meant to be filled!! -- _ __/| ___ ___ __ _________ "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned \`O_o' / _ \/ -_) // / __/ _ \ for Sega." -- Brodie, 'Mallrats' =(_ _)=/_//_/\__/\_,_/_/ \___/ @ well.com :: William Anderson U - Ack! Phttpt! Thhbbt! http://neuro.wasters.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------
