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re: Seagate 850 Decath...

Date:6:22 pm Fri Nov 17, 1995
Number:#59
From:Red Dragon
Base:Commercials
To:Stranger
Subj:re: Seagate 850 Decath...
S> Seagate also has a wicked 850 called the decathalon <sp> that flys too...
S> about 2.8 mb/s... smaller than normal IDE drives too... high pitched spin up
S> sounds though with that kinda speed...

I found _that_ out, too! In fact it was _so_ annoying that I exchanged it for
a Conner 850 (w/ 256K cache).

Now, I can't even hear the thing over the sound of the power supply fan. Ah,
peace at last. :)

Later
Red Dragon

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S> Seagate also has a wicked 850 called the decathalon <sp> that flys too...    
S> about 2.8 mb/s... smaller than normal IDE drives too... high pitched spin up 
S> sounds though with that kinda speed...                                       
                                                                                
I found _that_ out, too! In fact it was _so_ annoying that I exchanged it for   
a Conner 850 (w/ 256K cache).                                                   
                                                                                
Now, I can't even hear the thing over the sound of the power supply fan. Ah,    
peace at last. :)                                                               
                                                                                
Later                                                                           
Red Dragon