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Re: Jaz or SyJet?

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From: Thomas In
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 00:00
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I'm using a SyQuest drive and it is faster than a Jaz and much much
cooler than it.

Why ask? Change for for a SyQuest drive! You'll be glade with SyQuest
technology.

david@net1.net (David) wrote:

>In article <mng-ya02408000R2001971352000001@news.slip.net>, mng@slip.net
>(Michael) wrote:

>> Can anybody recommend which one should I buy for use on a PB5300cs?
>> I heard that Iomega has a poor customers' service but it's more propular.

>Jaz seems to be the market winner so disks and compatible equipment will
>probably be easier to come by - 

>BUT (major caveat here)

>If you're buying an externalJAZ drive get anybody's EXCEPT Iomega.  There
>has been a lot of discussion and unfavorable comment over on AOL about
>this.  Apparently Iomega to try and keep it ultra compact is using a
>plastic case with no cooling fan and there are major heat problems with
>prolonged operation. Some people have definitely lost data and had
>cartridges blanked - they report cartridges being ejected almost too hot to
>hang on to.  Pro-Max and APS have been using steel cases with cooling fans
>and have no such problem.  We have several users of no-Iomega Jaz drives
>with nothing but rave reviews on both.

>David

>-- 
>Kervorkian Virus - helps your computer shut down whenever it wants to.

From:    Thomas In
Email:   thomasin@hotmail.com
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From: thomasin@hotmail.com (Thomas In)
Subject: Re: Jaz or SyJet?
Date: 1997/04/12
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