PERIPHERALS
Name Price Rating Comment Additional Info Supplier Tel Issue Page no Additional comments, notes
Hard Discs (Internal)
Fujitsu MT1614T £148 lllmmm Average price but lacking in performance. 1.091Gb, 4,500rpm, 11ms seek, 64k buffer. Simply Computers 0181 498 2100 20 85
Hewlett-Packard SureStore 1600A £256 lllmmm Good price but slower than other drives on the test. 1.600Gb, 4,480rpm, 12ms seek, 128k buffer. Hewlett-Packard 01344 369231 20 85
Maxtor 71084A £149 llmmmm Energy conscious but slow. Good manual. 1.084Gb, 4,480rpm, 12ms seek, 64k buffer. Simply Computers 0181 498 2100 20 85
Quantum Fireball 1280AT £160 llllll Simply the fastest on test. 1.282Gb, 5,400rpm, 11ms seek, 128k buffer. Simply Computers 0181 498 2100 20 86
Quantum Fireball 1280S £189 llllll Simply the fastest on test. 1.282Gb, 5,400rpm, 11ms seek, 128k buffer, SCSI-2. Simply Computers 0181 498 2100 20 86 Speed
Samsung PLS-31264A £145 llllmm Great performer and good value. 1.273Gb, 4500rpm, 11ms seek, 256k buffer. Dabs Direct 0171 582 4777 20 86
Seagate Medalist SL 51080A £145 llllmm Great performer, a good budget buy. 1.084Gb, 5,376rpm, 10.5 ms seek, 256k buffer. Simply Computers 0181 498 2100 20 87
Seagate Medalist SL 51080N £179 llllmm Great performer, a good budget buy. 1.080Gb, 5,376rpm, 12.5ms seek, 128k buffer, SCSI-2. Simply Computers 0181 498 2100 20 87
Western Digital Caviar AC21000 £149 lllllm Superb manuals, good performance and price. 1.084Gb, 5,200rpm, 11ms seek, 128k buffer. Simply Computers 0181 498 2100 20 87
Hard Discs (Portable Solutions)
Maxtor MobileMax £261 llllmm Good performance and price for top pocket mass storage. PC Card type III, 163Mb capacity removable hard drive. Maxtor 01483 747356 6 116

Last Update: 14/10/96

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