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sandy@sandy.com (Sandy A. Meltzer) wrote:

>Hello all,

>I'm considering adding a 1Gb+ Optical drive (MO?) to my
>Win95/NT3.51 Pentium-based workstation and would appreciate
>some feedback about optical drives and manufacturers.

>For example, how do the various optical products compare
>between Maxoptix vs Pinnacle vs NEC vs Fujitsu, etc.?
>Should I compare access times, rotational speed, or what?
>Does one manufacturer make a better quality drive compared
>to another or are they basically similar?

>I see a wide range of prices and was wondering if an optical
>drive like the 1.3Gb NEC at $999 is as functional as a Maxoptix
>(Tahiti-3 or 4)at $1700?  Does one company provide better software
>or support?


>Any feedback or buying suggestions would be most appreciated.


Sandy,

I am not an expert in the area of MO drives, but definitely check out
Iomega's Jaz Drive ... $499 with either 540 or 1 GIG removable
cartridges.  I think the 1gig cartridge is $99?   I think the days of
expensive MO drives are coming to an end.  Check it out at web site :
http://www.stern.nyu.edu/~jwu/iomega.html

Good luck,

                            
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John Outlan
joutlan@iag.net
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