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- From: haney@tramp.Colorado.EDU (HANEY PATRICIA J)
- Subject: Re: LaCie hard drives
- Message-ID: <1992Jul28.211657.23994@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
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- Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 21:16:57 GMT
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- >I am also looking for recommendations for a good external Quantum-based
- >drive, around 120 meg. I would gladly buy from APS (I have one of their
- >tape drives), but I want something small and rugged enough to carry home,
- >like a Cirrus or Tsunami, and APS doesn't have anything like that. Anyone
- >have suggestions as to where to find such a drive at a good price?
- >
- >Kyle Cave
- >Vanderbilt University
- >cavekr@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu
-
- My fiance is a Mac programmer. He has an APS Portable drive that he's
- constantly hauling back and forth from work on his motorcycle, eighty
- miles a day. It's a small case, 2" x 6" x 8" with the power supply
- included in the box, not separate. He used to pack it in its original
- foam before putting it in his backpack, but now he just drops it alone
- in his backpack for the ride home. It's held up quite well for the
- four months he's been toting it between home and work. I'd suggest getting
- an extra power cable so you can leave one at home and have one at work.
- The APS drive takes the same power cable as any Macintosh, it should be
- easy to find an extra cable since Apple now packs two in the LC boxes.
- Unfortunately, APS is remanufacturing their Portable case and that config-
- uration won't be available for at least a couple of months, according to
- them. The external drive setup they make is quite reliable and sturdy (if
- not rugged) and that would be my recommendation (if you can wait....).
-
- Good luck!
-
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