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- From: rashid@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Robert G Rashid)
- Subject: Re: 21M Flopticals?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.150721.6713@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 15:07:21 GMT
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- This probably does not directly answer the original post, (startup
- cost is almost double the cost of a floptical drive), but I have been
- using the new Bernoulli Multidisk 150 for about a week now, with very
- satisfactory results. I ran my own cost/meg comparison and then also
- factored in disk speed. I initially was looking for optical, but
- don't anticipate need for more than 1G.
-
- Some comments on the Bernoulli:
-
- The Multi 150 is backwards compatible with the 90. (They claim that
- there is a slower read/write, or something, however, it will read and
- write to the 90M disks). It also reads/writes to 35, 65, and 105
- disks.
-
- When compared to the Syquests, it is much faster for startup and
- spindown.
-
- They guarantee media for 5 years. This will not necessarily resurrect
- lost data, but will save the cost of new media in case of a failure.
- The mechanism of the disk/drive is such that it is hard to destroy
- data by head crashes, etc.
-
- There is a drive that is specifically for the Mac (at a cheaper
- price), or one designed for use on Mac or PC (or other platforms,
- also).
-
- They are just starting to show up in the back of the Mac rags, and
- bear looking at.
-
- Disclaimer: Just a satisfied end-user of the Bernoulli drive.
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