Sounds of the Miniscribe 8450

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Miniscribe 8450
Country of Origin: USA
Introduced: 1986
Interface: ST-412HP (RLL nominal)
Capacity: 40MB
Form: 3.5 HH (1")
CHS: 770 / 4 / 26
LZN: 771
WPC: 65535
Track-track: 11.3ms
Linear access: 25.7ms
Random access: 39.4ms
Rotational: 3600RPM
Media: Metallic, inline TF heads
Disks: 2
Actuation: Linear rack and pinion stepper
Feedback: Track zero sensor
Lift/Lock/Park: None
Brake: Dynamic
Service life: Unknown
Related models: 8212 (1 disk), 8225n (1 disk, RLL, A for ATA, X for XTA), 8425n (S for SCSI-SE, A for ATA, X for XTA, F for performance), 8438 (RLL), 8438F (RLL, performance)
Failures: Many

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My thoughts:
If this drive were of better quality, it would almost be a marvel of miniaturization. This drive is like a 3650 condensed even further, into the chassis of an 8000 series. It's really too bad that these drives were total junk, as the performance is not the worst, and a low cost 3.5" 40MB drive this early on could have sold very well. Unfortunately, even this nearly perfect example went from 100% working to suffering from many bad blocks within the span of about 2 weeks. A good collectors item, and not much else.