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- From: dragon@angus.mi.org (John Lussmyer)
- Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
- Subject: Re: CD-ROM: SCSI vs "other",fast vs slow,Mitsumi,MPC,formats ->?
- Message-ID: <2LP0wB3w165w@angus.mi.org>
- Date: 12 Jan 93 14:18:48 GMT
- References: <1993Jan12.063358.1271@julian.uwo.ca>
- Reply-To: dragon@angus.mi.org
- Organization: North Star BBS
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- wlsmith@valve.heart.rri.uwo.ca (Wayne Smith) writes:
-
- > Regarding the Mitsumi CD-rom drive...
- >
- > 3) I found that a place (in computer shopper) called HI TECH was selling
- > a Mitsumi drive (Jan/93) for $169. I called, and they no longer sell
- > that *particular* Mitsumi drive, but they have a better Mitsumi drive
- > (350 ms access time) for $195. I know that there is a fast and slow
- > Mitsumi drive, and I have also read about the "order one kind of drive,
- > but get another (slower) drive instead" phenomena. I guess that calls
- > for COD...
-
- No do NOT use COD if you are worried about being robbed. Use a Credit
- Card if at all possible! It is very easy to stop payment on a VISA for
- a rip-off. With COD the seller has your money before you can test the
- thing you bought.
-
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- John Lussmyer (dragon@angus.mi.org)
- North Star BBS, Royal Oak, MI --------------------------------------------+-
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