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- From: Stormbringer <mateyg@rpi.edu>
- Subject: SyQuest/Bernoulli Comparison NEEDED!
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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 04:51:30 GMT
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- I need to buy a removable media product at the end of the week and I
- have narrowed it down to two products: the SyQuest 88 or the Bernoulli
- MacTransportable 90 PRO. I have found that both cost ~$500, but
- cartridges for SyQuest cost ~$100+ while those for Bernouli cost ~$150+.
- That along with the fact that SyQest is a very popular format, as
- evidenced by the fact that almost EVERYBODY sells there own brand
- SyQuest, while Bernoulli tends to be a bit scarce, would make me lean
- towards to SyQuest. However, a while back on the net I followed a
- similar dicussion and found that SyQuest was taking a beating among the
- John Q Public critics. I would like two sorts of responses for this
- post:
-
- 1) You have used both a SyQuest (44 or 88) and a Bernoulli (90, but
- any model) drive. Please give me a comparison of the drives,
- listing your idea of pros and cons and any trouble with
- either/both of them. Please be specific.
-
- 2) You have had trouble with either of the drives and would not
- purchase another.(I ask for problems because I believe you learn
- more about a product that way) Please include the specific
- trouble you had in your post
-
- NOTE: PLEASE give the name of the MANUFACTURER of the drives (Spin,
- APS, Club Mac, etc...) if you can. This way the mechanism won't be
- given a bad rap by a bad manufacturer (especially if the problem was
- not the mechanism: power supply, SCSI termination, cheap case, etc...)
-
- Please post as soon as possible as I have to buy one or the other
- during the first week of February. Thank you for your indulgence and
- hopefully your help! :)
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- George J Matey One lawyer with a briefcase
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute can steal more money than
- Troy, NY, USA, Earth a hundred men with guns.
- email: mateyg@rpi.edu - Mario Puzo
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