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  2. From: wnear@epix.net (William Near)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
  4. Subject: Re: Ez Drive anygood?
  5. Date: 28 Jan 1996 22:26:26 GMT
  6. Organization: epix.net
  7. Message-ID: <4egt6i$rbk@guava.epix.net>
  8. References: <4e3d2n$8lp@masala.cc.uh.edu> <4e483k$ah1@guava.epix.net> <1541.6598T731T489@xmission.com> <4ee6bd$4c6@northshore.shore.net>
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  12. On 27 Jan 1996 16:44:13 -0500, farren user articulated:
  13. <> jsburger@xmission.com (John S. Burger) writes:
  14. <> 
  15. <> > WN> <> I was thinking of getting a Ez Drive instead of a Zip.
  16. <> 
  17. <> >What benefits far outweigh the ZIP?
  18. <> 
  19. <> I don't know about *far* outweighing it, but:
  20. <> 
  21. <> - Larger capacity (about 30 Meg more per disk)
  22. <> - Faster transfer rates
  23. <> - SCSI interface is more flexible - you can assign any unit number
  24. <> - Metal case instead of plastic
  25.      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  26. My external EZ drive has a plastic case.
  27.  
  28. <> - Media is marginally cheaper than Zip disks
  29.  
  30. I find it to be about the same or slightly higher for the EZ
  31. cartridges.
  32.  
  33. <> - On/off switch
  34. <> - Warranty is longer
  35.  
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