Date   : Mon, 27 Sep 1982 1428-:00PDT
From   : Dick <MEAD@Usc-Eclb>
Subject: Tandon TM848-2 's

I recently purchased two of these half height 8" DDDS drives
and made the following discoveries:
1) two will not fit in the same cutout as a standard size drive,
   unless the hole is oversized.
2) mention is made of a bracket to mount 2 drives in a single slot,
   however, no mention of how/where to get said bracket.
3) drive motor startup time VERY slow, as opposed to advertised
   claims that it features 1/2 rotation time startup.
4) one has already died after less than 10 hours use. Seems it
   lost the ability to read/write 2 sided disks.(this includes one
   formatted on the drive itself).

I had asked about the drives (local OEM) before buying, and was told
they seemed fine, but of course later comments seen here and else-where
don't look so good. I wonder what the root of the problem is? Are all
the 1/2 highs as bad? Or is Tandon just having a bad run? After this
I may give up on 1/2 highs and stick with QUME/MITSUBISHI and another
box to hold the drives, as it would have been less of a bother.
 
What about the 5.25 DDDS (96tpi) drives, are there any 'gotchas'?