On  7 Nov 98 at 11:42, David Olds wrote:

> In the computer building mainstream, Bigfoot Hard Drives have the
> lowest performance rating, the highest failure rates and lowest
> value drive in the market. The entire idea behind the Bigfoot drive
> is a cheap product.

  The BigFoot trades away performance for *capacity*.  There's no
inherent reason why this should compromise the drive's reliability.
  But with 8 GB drives under $200, that trade-off may no longer offer
much incentive.

David G

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