ST-251 as RLL

[neal at mnopltd.UUCP]

We hate to let this drag on.. but we note that Seagate's Warranty on the ST-251
is one year in MFM, But is reduced to 6 months in RLL operation.   Now these
boys are not as dumb as they look.   Why did they reduce the warranty?  Maybe
because they expected a non-trivial number of drives to fail before one year?

The fact that both drives I worked with Failed within days of the warranty
expiration is likely coincidence.   Maybe I was hasty in saying they wouldn't
last;  maybe some of them will.   There is reasonable cause to be suspect of
their longevity.   And good reason to make frequent backups.



Neal Rhodes
MNOP Ltd
Lilburn (atlanta) GA 30247
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