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In article <493@cpdaux.UUCP> cpdaux!steve@apple.com (Steve Lemke) writes:
>In article <11593@boulder.Colorado.EDU> kessler@schof.colorado.edu (Andrew Kessler) writes:
>}I just purchased a new IIcx and I'm looking for a hard drive to go with it. 
>}I didn't get an apple drive because I wanted more value for my money. I'm
>}looking for an internal drive, somewhere around 150 megs. Obviously, I'd
>}like it to be fast, reliable, and inexpensive. If anyone has one that they'd
>}recommend or one that they definately wouldn't, I'd appreciate the info.
>
>Contact MicroNet Technology at (714) 837-6033 (Irvine, CA).  They have just
>developed a bracket which will allow a 5 1/4" drive to mount in the Mac IIcx.
>This will allow drives like the CDC Wren series to work (very fast drives,
>storage up to about 170mb in half-height form).
>

CDC (once Imprimis, now a subsidiary of Seagate) has also developed a 3
1/2" high-capacity series known as the Swift.  These format to 160-172
megs with excellent speed (18 ms access times).  There should be several
OEM drive manufacturers with these drives available; MicroNet would be
one of them.  Of course, when you get a CDC drive, it's not going to
be inexpensive (compared to some others), but it will probably be more
reliable and faster.  CDC's reputation has always been good; of course,
it may take a while to gauge the effects of Seagate's takeover.

My feeling is, if you've decided to pay the premium for the advantages
the Macintosh offers, you owe it to yourself to use quality peripherals.
In the sense that a hard disk is the heart of a computer, you're best
off with the best one available.  Besides, over the life span of most
drives (4 - 5 years) the difference in cost amortizes to something
much less considerable than a comparison of list prices would lead you
to believe.

No connection with any of the companies mentioned above (except as a
very satisfied owner of a CDC Wren drive).

John Heckendorn
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