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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: mitsumi CD-ROM
To: dennis@etinc.com (Dennis)
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In-Reply-To: <199607172316.TAA24630@etinc.com> from "Dennis" at Jul 17, 96 07:16:03 pm
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> >> How about some numbers and model numbers, for example.
> >> Surely you arent comparing drives of premium manufacturers
> >> to off-brands?
> >
> >>From last year -- 10 months ago -- which I happen to have handy:
> >size	access	RPM	buffer	brand	model	type	price
> >------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
> 
> oh...i said 2gig subsystems....you've conveniently left that one out?
> 
> of course, they're really the same drive...so they SHOULD be 
> the same price.

As of 10 months ago, there were not IDE 2G drives.

As I stated previously, it is an infant echnology, and you can not
trust infant technologies.

Maybe someone has some numbers on the SCSI and EIDE versions fo the
Seagate 23.4GB disk, so that we can put this to rest?


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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