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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