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- From: pwright@crash.cts.com (Phil Wright)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: ZIP vs SyQuest
- Date: 12 Jan 1996 00:30:56 GMT
- Organization: CTS Network Services
- Message-ID: <1171.6584T684T1480@crash.cts.com>
- References: <4bq8mg$gp2@guava.epix.net> <4ckqnj$3pv@zipper.zip.com.au>
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- On 11-Jan-96 04:06:13, William Near was reported to have said:
- >I just bought the SyQuest about a week ago and I love it!
-
- > SyQuest ZIP
-
- >BytesPerSecond 1.45 Mb 950k
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- >Formatted Capacity 128 Mb 95 Mb
-
- >Cost via Mail Order $199.98 $195.00
-
- >Cost per Cartridge $19.95 $19.95
-
- Note that the Zip is an external unit and comes with a SCSI cable while the
- SyQuest for that price is an internal unit.
-
- The Zip drive can be bought locally here, _at_dealers_, for $190.
-
- In packs of three, the Zip disks are $17.
-
- In packs of ten, the Zip disks are $15. (Since there are lots of Amiga Zip
- owners in my user group, we can all chip in for a pack of ten and save
- more.)
-
- The Zip disks are nice and small and very rugged.
-
- The SyQuest disks have bulky, clumsy cases and, well, you'll probably need
- that 5 year warranty.
-
- Zip disks can be ejected with a simple push of a button and come out
- immediately. The SyQuest can't and doesn't.
-
- The Zip drive has a nifty window in the top that allows you to see the
- label of the disk in the drive.
-
- Zip drives come in environmentally friendly packaging. :-)
-
- Phil
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- pwright@crash.cts.com
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