Re: ZiP -vs- EZ135

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From: Gee Wong
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 09:23

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On 10 Jan 1996 13:05:53 GMT, johna@magicnet.net (John Anderson) wrote:

>In article <DKxr0C.GoC@idm.com>, tmb@idm.com (Thomas M. Buccelli) says:
>>} At my local Computer City, this is how the price breaks down:
>>
>>} Zip: $0.148 per megabyte ($14.95 each)
>>} EZ : $0.163 per megabyte ($21.95 each)
>>
>>Are both bought in packs of 10? I saw some mention of the ZIPs
>>costing this much when bought in packs of 10 ($149.50 ??).
>>[... snip snip snip ...]
>
>I buy the EZ cartridges in qty 1 for $20 at Egghead.  I have only
>seen the Zip media @ $14.95 in qty 10 mail order.  This equates
>to $20/127MB = $0.157 per meg.
>
>John Anderson

So what's the point?  The ZIP media still cost less than the EZ.

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Subject: Re: ZiP -vs- EZ135
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