Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ginosko!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!uwm.edu!rutgers!cbmvax!grr From: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins) Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec Subject: Re: DEC Compatible Drives - EMC and MTI Message-ID: <7984@cbmvax.UUCP> Date: 23 Sep 89 21:43:19 GMT References: <971@mipos3.intel.com> Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins) Distribution: na Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA Lines: 18 In article <971@mipos3.intel.com> sbradley@mipos3.intel.com (Seth Bradley ~) writes: > I am considering the purchase of two third party DEC compatible > disk drives, the EMC MRA600 and the MTI MDI-76. I would like to > hear from anyone who has experience with either. I am especially > interested in reliability, DEC compatibility (I'll be using them > on an Ultrix HSC70) , the quality of their support and performance. Make sure they are actually different! There seem to be quite a few companies putting together similar combinations of SDI converters (EMC uses one made by Exsys) and CDC Sabre or similar drives. You may find that the important difference between drives is in issues like warranty (negotiable!) and service - local vs. 3'rd party, repair vs. instant swap, etc... -- George Robbins - now working for, uucp: {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!grr but no way officially representing arpa: cbmvax!grr@uunet.uu.net Commodore, Engineering Department fone: 215-431-9255 (only by moonlite)