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- From: wblock@rapidnet.com (Warren Block)
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- Subject: Re: NEC 3xe CD-ROM and GVP SCSI-II
- Date: 7 Feb 1996 18:46:19 GMT
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- Scott E. Grabow [MechE] (grabowa@s16.msi.umn.edu) wrote:
- : Hello fellow amiga users,
-
- : Does anyone have experiences with an NEC 3xe CD-ROM drive and GVP's Impact
- : SCSI-II controller? I am looking at getting the NEC 3xe CD-ROM drive, and
- : am wondering what people have to say about it. I am looking for both good
- : and bad experiences.
-
- I have a 3Xe, and have been satisfied with it. It has been used with an
- A1200 with a Dataflyer, an A4000 with a Warp Engine, and a Pentium system
- through Adaptec and NCR SCSI interfaces with no problems.
-
- Of course they are now selling for half what I paid...Many people will
- probably dislike the caddies that it uses, but I actually find them kind
- of handy.
-
- The 3Xe is a triple-speed external drive, and they are selling for
- something like $150 now. However, JEM is selling refurb Sony double-speed
- external drives for $49, and I think they do not use caddies. (I've dealt
- with JEM a fair amount, and they seem trustworthy. Their phone number is
- 617-497-2500; web page at www.jemcomputers.com/biz/bargains.)
-
- The GVP controller could be a problem. It seems like GVP used three or
- four ways to terminate the board, some easily removable and some not.
- And apparently some driver revisions have trouble with some CD-ROM
- drives, which is one of the things the Guru-ROM is supposed to solve.
-
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