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- From: Lawrence Kirby <fred@genesis.demon.co.uk>
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- Subject: Re: USR vs. Supra 288, is FlashROM worth it?
- Date: Wed, 03 Jan 96 21:15:35 GMT
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- In article <4ccsdv$kfk@news.gate.net> guesswho@gate.net writes:
-
- >After purchasing a SupraFaxModem 288 I am wondering if I should have
- >bought the US Robotics Sportster 288.
-
- Swings and roundabouts. There are a lot of satisfied Supra owners out there
- as well as Sportster owners.
-
- >The USR got excellent throughput
- >and reliability ratings (connecting well over poor line conditions).
-
- It may be slightly better in this respect (although if you ask I'm sure
- you'll find many people here who have experienced better results with
- the Supra, and others who have had better results with the Sportster).
-
- >The Supra got a lesser rating but has a flashROM.
-
- This is where IMHO the Supra falls down a little. The Flash ROM is good for
- bug fixes and relatively minor feature enhancements. However an increase
- in speed requires a new data-pump. The Sportsters can do this with just
- a ROM upgrade which would be cheaper, and the Sportster models that
- have flash ROM can be upgraded to 33.6 through that, if they don't
- already come with it.
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- Lawrence Kirby | fred@genesis.demon.co.uk
- Wilts, England | 70734.126@compuserve.com
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