[GRLUG] At long last...

[Michael Mol]

On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 3:43 PM, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 3:32 PM, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Steve Romanow <slestak989 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > On 3/2/2010 3:19 PM, Michael Mol wrote:
>> >> ...I think I found the SATA controller card I want.  That box I picked
>> >> up from David Wise is perfect for it!
>> >>
>> >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815121009
>> >>
>> >>
>> > Look at the review on teh front page that has the heading "Not
>> > compatible with Samsung F1 RAID 1 TB drives".  Talks about random
>> > goofiness.
>>
>> Given my experience with SAMSUNG, I'm very, very inclined to say
>> that's SAMSUNG's problem.  SAMSUNG drives are utter crap, and I won't
>> complain if I never have to use one again.
>>
> What's your favorite drive manufacturer?
> These things float around.  Right now I
> prefer WD.

I don't have a favorite.  I'm fine with IBM/Hitachi, Seagate, Maxtor
and Western Digital--but I'll never buy another SAMSUNG.

For the DeathStar haters...my longest-lived drive is a 40GB IBM
DeskStar. I used it for a good six years before I retired it in favor
of a 500GB Segate.

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:wq