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To: Street Walker who wrote (83)	2/1/1998 12:39:00 PM
From: Zeuspaul	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 14778

IBM Deskstar-5 link to review I found a review for this drive at Anand's Hardware Tech Page. He has a lot of good things to say about the drive. If you are looking for the fastest harddrive for a multi-tasking environment you should consider SCSI drives. Onward Zeuspaul Read the entire review @ anandtech.com excerpts (spelled it write this time) >>When it comes to hard drives and storage devices though, IBM does in fact hold a position of high stature due to the performance, quality, and reliability of their prominent yet virtually unknown line of storage products, particularly the IBM Deskstar 5.<< >>The cable included with the Deskstar 5 is a very high quality cable, not one of your generic run of the mill cables.<< >>The user's manual IBM decided to package with the Deskstar 5 is probably one of the best manuals I have ever seen<< >>The drive itself boasts 5400 RPM spin rate (compared to the 5200 RPM spin rate of most Western Digital drives) and a roomy 512KB buffer, [up to] 40KB of which is reserved for use with firmware. A 9.5 ms average Read Seek Time and a 10.5 ms average Write Seek Time are two of the fastest seek times you will see in the industry for this type of hard drive, one could go as far as to say that the IBM Deskstar 5 truly offers SCSI Performance at an EIDE price.<< >>Quality and the Deskstar 5 are two terms that can pretty much be used interchangeably, the quiet spin of the Deskstar 5 and the low heat production of the drive make it ideal for do or die situations that aren't ready for the move to a hot and noisy SCSI Drive. Don't expect your Deskstar 5 to die out anytime soon, however manufacturing defects are inevitable, if they happen, they happen, it is good to know that IBM stands behind their products with an excellent 3 year limited liability warranty policy.<< >>The IBM Deskstar 5 - 6.4GB drive is, hands down, one of the best EIDE/Ultra ATA-33 drives out in the market today and for the price. The performance, and quality of the hard drive is unmatched by most of its competitors so the final decision in this case is quite simple. << bold added