Hi Hamish,

 GB>>>> He bought a WD and it is *SLOW* as hell, and NOISIER than my
 GB>>>> old seagate 40mb!!
 GB>>> How can you call 10ms average access; slow.
 >> I didn't. The data transfer rate is only about 1.4mb/sec!

 HM> Controller or bus speed problem. My Western Digital 730mb with a
 HM> QD6600-based controller gets 1.7mb/s, 8.9ms access.


1.7mb??! HAHAHAHA! Christ, my Conner 170mb drive gives me just under
4mb/second with a VLB controller on my 486SX-33... BWAHAHAHA..

Face it Hamish, they are slow as shit, and you've just proven it.

Regards,
Grant

Internet: arj{at}dbgate.bnc.com.au

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