PERIPHERALS | ||||||||||
Name | Price | Rating | Comment | Additional Info | Supplier | Tel | Issue | Page no | Additional comments, notes | |
Backup/Data Storage Devices (cartridge) | ||||||||||
Iomega Jaz Drive | £399 | lllllm | Good build and performance. A very enticing product. | 1Gb storage capacity, SCSI interface, 5.4Mb/sec transfer rate. | Iomega | 0800 973194 | 22 | 141 | recommended | |
Iomega Zip Drive | £126 | llllmm | Not the fastest performer, but good value. | 100Mb storage cartridges, 20Mb per minute throughput, 2ms seek time, parallel port or SCSI. | Iomega | 0800 898563 | 10 | 105 | ||
Sysquest EZ135 | £179 | lllllm | Versatile and effective, though low capacity cartridges. | 135Mb storage cartridges, SCSI-2 interface, 2.4Mbps sustained data transfer rate, software bundle. | SysQuest | 0800 5625559 | 14 | 153 | recommended | |
Sysquest EZFlyer 230 | £231 | llllmm | Mid range solution limited by the parallel port interface. | 230Mb storage cartridges, parallel port interface. | SysQuest | 0800 526559 | 23 | 147 | ||
Sysquest SQ270 | £650 | lllllm | An excellent backup solution, convenient and robust. | 270Mb storage cartridges, SCSI interface. | SysQuest | 0800 5625559 | 2 | 132 | recommended | |
Backup/Data Storage Devices (tape) | ||||||||||
Colorado Trakker 700 | £263 | llllmm | Be cautious about claimed tape capacity. | Parallel port, claims 680Mb tape capacity (compressed 340Mb tapes). | Hewlett Packard | 01344 369222 | 10 | 115 | ||
Conner Tapestor | £479 | llllll | Very quick, high capacity. | SCSI or IDE, mini cartridges. | Conner | 01628 777277 | 11 | 120 | recommended | |
Danmere Backer | £34 | lllmmm | Remarkably cheap, but installation can be difficult. | 8-bit ISA card, 2Mb-9Mb per second data transfer rate. 1.5Gb storage per 3 hour video tape. | Danmere Technologies | 01606 74330 | 25 | 179 | ||
Datasonix Pereos | £595 | llllmm | Tidy, light and durable but very expensive. | Parallel port connector, tapes 612Mb uncompressed. | Datasonix | 01865 883302 | 9 | 105 | ||
HP Colorado T4000S | £321 | llllmm | Very fast drive suitable for workgroups and small LANs. | SCSI-2, 31Mbytes per minute data transfer, 4Gb capacity cartridges (before compression) | Hewlett Packard | 0990 474747 | 24 | 166 | ||
Iomega 700 Insider | £325 | lllllm | Refreshingly easy to use. | 340Mb uncompressed tape capacity. | Iomega | 0800 898563 | 5 | 118 | recommended | |
Iomega Ditto 3200 | £240 | llllmm | Capable device for personal use. | 1.6Gb capacity (3.2Gb compressed), floppy connector, 19Mb per minute transfer rate. | Iomega | 0800 898563 | 15 | 94 | ||
Backup/Data Storage Devices (Mini Disc) | ||||||||||
Sony MDH-10 | £499 | llllmm | Small, light and tough, but slow data transfer rate. | SCSI-2, min seek 500ms, transfer 150Kbps (single speed), 140Mb discs. | Sony | 0181 760 0500 | 15 | 101 |
Last Update: 14/10/96
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