Sounds of the Tandon TM362

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Tandon-Microtek TM362
Country of Origin: USA
Introduced: Unknown
Interface: ST-412 (MFM nominal)
Capacity: 20MB
Form: 3.5 HH (1")
CHS: 615 / 4 / 17
LZN: 663
WPC: 65535
Track-track: 28.4ms
Linear access: 66.9ms
Random access: 97.0ms
Rotational: 3600RPM
Media: Metallic, inline TF heads
Disks: 2
Actuation: Linear rack and pinion stepper
Feedback: None
Lift/Lock/Park: None
Brake: Dynamic
Service life: 15,000 hours
Related models: TM261 (1 disk, 5.25" bracket), TM262 (5.25" bracket), TM361 (1 disk)
Failures: Many

Settings: http://aioinc.ddns.net/HOST/TH99/h/tx...

My thoughts:
This drive is extremely slow, but it sure sounds nice, in my opinion. Tandon is famous for two things: Poor quality, and being purchased by Western Digital in 1988, which lead to the WD90000 series and some of the very first IDE drives ever designed.
This example came for cost of shipping from a gentleman in the Commander X16 discord, and was attached to a hard card. It was featured in a mailbag video.