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From: phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai)
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Subject: Re: Question about disk drives
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> 	We have a VAX-11/750 and are thinking of buying a new disl drive.
> We would be interested in any information about the relative merits of
> the DEC RA-81 and the Eagle drive.	Thank-you.

When I priced everything out (including our corporate discount from DEC),
the RA-81 came out almost price competitive with the Fujitsu 2351 (eagle).
There were rumors about the RA-81's reliability but those seem to have
settled down. And at least your dollars won't turn into yen.
(the megabytes and milliseconds seem comparable too)
I guess the UDA is a power hog, don't know how important that is to you.
I have personally used the eagle and like it, I will probably try the
RA-81 in the near future.
-- 
 This could very well represent my opinion and AMD's.

 Phil Ngai (408) 749-5790
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