[geeks] Commiserate with me ... this sucks.

[Kevin]

I've always had good results with IBM SCSI.  As for new stuff
, my understanding, is that IBM has sold all hard drive
operations to Hitachi.  I've had good results with Hitachi as
well.

/KRM

On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 10:25:50 -0500 (CDT)
"Jonathan C. Patschke" <jp at celestrion.net> wrote:

> On Thu, 1 Jul 2004, mrl wrote:
> 
> > Is this also true of their UltraStar SCSI drives? I've always
> > wondered.
> 
> IBM UltraStars are terrific hardware.  They're faster than
> greased anything and are generally really reliable.  They,
> however, do NOT take lightly to marginal SCSI buses and WILL
> tell you to piss off if it isn't up to spec.
> 
> Also, to IBM's credit, the DeskStars prior to the 75GXT series
> were bulletproof.  I have some that haven't stopped spinning in
> 3 or 4 years for more than a total of about 2 weeks and they
> still Just Work.
> 
> However, I'm also on my third replacement 75GXT on the FeeCee
> and I need to have it RMAed if the warranty hasn't completely
> expired.
> 
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