[vdr] Re: OT: 149 GB Maxtor disks.

[Carsten Koch <Carsten.Koch@icem.de>]

Hi all,

I posted this in October and there were many (19) responses. :-)
But nobody actually answered any of the two questions below. :-(

I am still interested.
Does anyone have an answer?

Carsten.


Carsten Koch wrote:
> 
> I am sure many of you have heard about Maxtor's new 149 GB
> hard disks:
> 
> http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2001sep/gee20010912007831.htm
> http://www.digitalproducer.com/2001/09_sep/news/09_10/maxtor_160gig.htm
> http://www.beststuff.com/article.php3?story_id=2126
> http://www.storagereview.com/PressReleases/Maxtor_D540_D740.html
> http://www.golem.de/0109/15808.html
> 
> Two questions:
> 
> 1) As this disk exceeds the 128 GB protocol limit, it will not
>    be plug-and-play with existing controllers/BIOSes.
>    Fortunately, this problem is addressed by the fact that Maxtor
>    bundles a controller card with it.
>    Will Linux 2.4.10 drivers work flawlessly with it?

I'm using 2.4.16 with the XFS file system now.


> 2) Do you know anyone who actually has them in stock?
>    I checked with vobis and with vv-computer (the latter
>    actually listing it in its web shop). Both replied that
>    they do not have it in stock yet and cannot tell me when
>    they will.

http://www.geizhals.at/de/?cat=hd&a=13406 lists 10 vendors,
3 of them marking the disk to be "not in stock". 
I really wonder what the problem is?
Does anyone know?
After all, this disk has originally been announced 3 months ago.


> 
> Sorry for being slightly off-topic - this would be a great disk
> for my VDR PC! Low noise (5400 rpm), high capacity, good performance.
> 
> Carsten.