RE: [OT] build a Linux box for $800

[Sinan Kezer - SE - Sun Microsystems Turkey]

Hi,
I use 2 maxtor each 4Gb+.
No problems.

SInan

+>Achtung Herr Krings! (Or should that be "Kroenigen"?) : )
+>
+>I've got two Maxtors, which have given me no problems.  Constrast this
+>with the current recall order on Western Digitals, and the two WD
+>2.1Gig.s that crashed semi-simultaneously on me.
+>
+>My sources tell me that there aren't any really good IDE drives anymore,
+>except maybe IBM, so it's going to be a crapshoot no matter what.
+>
+>-----Original Message-----
+>From: David Krings [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
+>Sent: Saturday, November 13, 1999 8:25 AM
+>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
+>Subject: RE: [OT] build a Linux box for $800
+>
+>
+>Hi !
+>
+>      Working with hardware setups on a daily basis i warn everyone to
+>purchase
+>a Maxtor drive, it is really not worth the low price. If i had problems
+>with a harddrive in the past years it was because it came from Maxtor.
+>So
+>if you want more disk space, get it from a better company - and you will
+>get some customer support, too. Dunno why, but Maxtor sucks in any way
+>(excuse my german ;) ).
+>
+>
+>                      Greez, Dave
+>
+>>I'd put a bit more money into the hard drive.  Maxtor 20gig. drives are
+>>ridiculously cheap these days.  If I'm not mistaken, a 27gig. Maxtor
+>>goes for less than a 540*meg.* Western Digital went for five or six
+>>years ago.
+>>
+>>You can NEVER have too much disk space.
+>>
+>°bigsnip°
+>
+>
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