[G4] IBM Deskstars in new G4's and organization (xpost)

[Jim Robertson]

On 1/12/03 4:59 PM, "diane" <diane at mathermotorsports.com> wrote:

> I was pretty shocked to see the 80G IBM Deskstar in there. I know so
> many have complained about them, I though Apple had stopped using
> them. Or has IBM actually changed them and made them better?
> 
> So if nothing has changed, I am going under the assumption that it
> will fail. Assuming that, besides doing frequent backups, am I better
> off using the 80G as a storage device and booting machine from  one
> of my older ATA-66 IDE 10G drives?

I think that's a BIT harsh. There were lots of problems with the model
number that contained "75", but I've had a few of THEM running for at least
two years, and none have died yet.

Where do you go racing, and what do you drive?

Jim Robertson
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