3.5" floppy drive question(s)

[Chuck Guzis]

On 11 Oct 2008 at 15:03, Curtis H. Wilbar Jr. wrote:

> Out of the drives I listed, are any of the makes/models considered
> good drives or lemon drives....  (would like to wee out lemons).
> (I know I had mixed luck with TEAC drives... as I recall issues about
> the sensor switches going up in resistance... I remember popping
> the backs off the switches on one and cleaning them up inside and
> restoring proper operation of the drive).

Older Teac drives are better(and generally more configurable) than 
the cost-reduced newer ones.  I find that NEC and Toshiba drives, 
particularly the older ones are pretty good.  My experiences with 
Sony, Chinon and Epson have been variable.

Cheers,
Chuck