Seagate ST32550N vs Quantum XP32150 - which is better?

From: Ian Koller <vze2mnvr_at_verizon.net>
Date: Sun Dec 30 08:51:06 2001

> because our customer base are still using 486, pentiums and older
> machines, and many are unwilling to jump for low-end 20GB for their
> machines


Maybe you need to explain to them that if they don't pay the
fiddler, they just might have to sit this dance out.


> Makers should have kept selling 5GB to 15GB range


How many people would expect/demand a lower price on these than
a 20 Gb just because they're smaller. And if that price level
weren't going to be profitable to the manufacturer, hey, production
halts. Anybody that doesn't like it can produce their own. No
manufacturer is going to run a charity operation.




jpero_at_sympatico.ca wrote:
>
> > I prefer Quantum drives myself, but I guess it's more like the debate
> > between Ford and Chevy. I have only one Seagate, in this Linux machine
> > and it works just as well as all of my Quantums. I'm more leery of the
> > new drives, as they seem not to have the quality of just a couple years
> > ago. Guess it is the marketing arm of Maxtor now driving quality.
> >
> > Gary Hildebrand
>
> Maxtor is good maker.
>
> I rest your worries, I work part time for years for pc shop is
> selling machines with all kinds of HDs, IBM, Qs, Maxs, Seagates, WDs
> etc. We recently kicked out WD lineup from our new machines due to
> quality, compatiablity issues (very serious), Q lineup shrank to
> uselessness due to LCTs and CX-KA era screwups by our supplier, but
> newer ones like KX, KS and Max's Qs are good so far but no longer
> available.
>
> Max and IBM are what we have left to choose from for using with new
> machines and parts we sell. Dodged the 75GXP bullet since we
> couldn't sell these at prices customers is willing to pay for given
> capacity till IBM came out with 60GXP and Max w/ 7200rpm. Prices
> on both went below $200 for 20GB are what we able to include them
> with our new systems and for parts.
>
> So far for last 4 years we have good record regearding the Max, Q and
> IBM (aside from 75GXP we didn't use due to prices back then).
>
> What drives us nuts we cannot get IDE Seagate drives from that same
> suppiler that used to sell those in past till 9GB years ago.
> Seagate are also good drives but we cannot obtain them. I'm
> mystified at that change.
>
> Makers should have kept selling 5GB to 15GB range because our
> customer base are still using 486, pentiums and older machines, and
> many are unwilling to jump for low-end 20GB for their machines to
> replace overstuffed HD or ones that failed. Even the low end 20GB
> 5.4K rpm is decently inexpesnive but these will cause problems in
> these older machines. FYI: Used little HDs (2GB to 10GB) ones are
> in demand around here and our used HD shelf of those kind are bare
> and the other supplier specializing in selling pulls or NOS on
> older parts dried up or disappeared.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Wizard
Received on Sun Dec 30 2001 - 08:51:06 GMT