Re: Zip vs Syquest. Which?

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From: Chris Davis
Date: Thu, 09 Jan 1997 00:00

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In article <na.28b51f4746.a60120gwood@argonet.co.uk>, Glynn & Kathy
Greenwood <gwood@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> To widen the choice slightly, I use an Eesox CD/PD drive. The disk
> capacity
> is 650MB (nominal). Each disk cost approx �30.00.  The drive cost about
> �300.00.  After a few initial hiccups I am quite happy with the
> performance.
>  Adding this option to Chris's table we get.
> 
> In article <na.a221f84746.a70220pdcs@argonet.co.uk>, Chris Davis
> <pdcs@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
> > Drive   Drive cost   Discs (inc. 1 extra)  Total cost
>   CD/PD   UKP 400      4+1                   �520
     +SCSI  
> > Zip     UKP 175      25                    �475
> > Syquest UKP 150      10                    �520
> > Jazz    UKP 320      4                     �600
> 
>

One thing which has been omitted from the CD/PD drive option is the fact
that a SCSI interface would be required adding about UPK 100. Then adding
the additinal disc raises the price of the CD/PD to �520. Exactly equal to
the Syquest, however it is a SCSI device (my reservations to which were
posted on 2nd January) and I believe it is not as fast as a Syquest 270Mb
IDE drive.
       
Cheers,

Chris
> 

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From: Chris Davis <pdcs@argonet.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Zip vs Syquest. Which?
Date: 1997/01/09
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