[vox-tech] looking for a decent < 20GB HD

[Jay Strauss]

I have found Western Digital to be hit or miss.  I've lost 2 (new ones) in
the last year, before that I never had lost one (in something around 5
years).  That said, I think you can get WD drives with 3 year warranties for
pretty cheap.

Jay
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "dylan" <dylan@iici.no-ip.org>
To: <vox-tech@lists.lugod.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 1:43 PM
Subject: [vox-tech] looking for a decent < 20GB HD


> hi --
>
> I am currently looking for new ( < 20GB ) IDE drive for a small scale
linux
> server that we are setting up. realistically, we don't event need 5Gb of
> space, however it would be nice to have a little breathing room for future
> expansion.
>
> I have heard numerous *not so great* things about a lot of the new high
> density drives (> 40Gb) such as a 1 yr warranty, and tendency to die
> unexpectedly.
>
> any input would be greatly appreciated.
>
> thanks,
>
> dylan
>
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