[Ti] New Powerbooks - Fujitsu drives - Oh No!

[John Griffin]

On  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 10:41:57 +0900 alan kastner <wallah at gol.com> wrote:

> I wouldn't be overly concerned about the Fujitsu MHS2060AT. I too was a bit
skeptical when I received my GigaBook about a month ago, but the drive has
served well under hard work conditions since and I've warmed up to it in a big
way. Not only is it the quietest hard drive I've used in any of my too many
PowerBooks to date, but the extremely high areal density that allows 30GB (27.78
formatted?) per platter helps this 9.5mm height 4200rpm drive outperform my
5400rpm 60GB IBM Travelstar by a good margin. Sure, an 8MB buffer would be nice.
Still, I think you'll find that the MHS2060AT will surprise you and make your
wait for a good alternative with a 8MB buffer a comfortable one.
>
I have to agree with you on your evaluation of this drive. I can barely hear
it spinning (does it have fluid bearings?) It is almost as fast as my 7200
rpm 60 gig Quantum LaCie (which sounds like a 747 taking off). If it holds
up, as we all hope they will, we may be advised to keep them for the life of
the machines.

I just wish I hadn't seen the article about Fujitsu drive failures!

I think I'll just forget I even read it :o)

jg