Re: Sony SCSI-2 4x CD-ROM (was Re: Quad spin -What is best brand?)

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From: Sunny Leung
Date: Wed, 17 May 1995 00:00

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In article <3p97pb$df1@f111.iassf.easams.com.au>, 
Jim CLARK (jxc@f111.iassf.easams.com.au) writes:

>>> Has anyone had any experience with the Sony CDU-74S 4x SCSI-2 CDROM?
>>> For A$399 I'm curious to know how it rates relative to these two
>>> mentioned here.
>>>
>>> Why is it cheaper (-$200) ? (Affordable even!)
>>
>>I would like to know the answer to the above questions too. Any of you guys
>>out there in Europe/North America/Asia had experience with this drive?
>>
>>What are the specs for it?
>>
>
>From what I have heard, the Sony CDU-74S has an average access time of 190ms
>(with 600K/sec transfer). The drive uses a motorised tray for loading, and
>has a SCSI-2 compliant interface.
>I have not used the drive myself, but I do have the CDU-55S 2.4x SCSI-2 drive,
>and am very happy with its performance (220ms access, 360K/sec).
>
>For around $360~$380 for the new Sony CDU-74S, it seems to be a real bargain.

Thanks for the info. Any word on how much cache the CDU-74S has? (I hope the
relatively low price wasn't the result of a feature-cutting spree). 

If it has 256k, I'll probably be in the line to buy one of these.

Regards

--
Sunny Leung:  <sunny@randland.dialix.oz.au>, Sydney Australia
THE DISCWORLD IS IN A FOR A ROUGH RIDE WHEN DEATH GETS A LIFE!

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From: sunny@randland.dialix.oz.au (Sunny Leung)
Subject: Re: Sony SCSI-2 4x CD-ROM (was Re: Quad spin -What is best brand?)
Date: 1995/05/17
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