Re: Magneto Optical drives

[brunzen@statistik.tu-muenchen.de (Stefan Brunzen)]

In article <CnDq55.Lso@Dunx1.OCS.Drexel.Edu>, x93dxq5b@dunx1.ocs.drexel.edu 
(Stephen Zatuchni) writes:
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> In article <1994Mar28.103355.25174@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> cdeschu@nyx10.
> cs.du.edu (Chris Deschu) writes: 
> >Hello, 
> >	
A friend of mine is seriously considering purchasing one of 
> >those 128mb MO drives. We've beenlooking through some magazines 
> >looking for good deals and some information. There seem to be 
> >three major ones made by Fujitsu, Toshiba, and Sony. 
> >	Has anyone used more than one of these, and if so, 
> >what do you think is the best one, based on speed, price 
> >compatibility, etc. I don't remember which one, but one of them 
> >was more expensive, and faster than the others. Is the incresed 
> >speed worth the increased price? Do they all follow the same 
> >ANSI standard (volumes would be interchangable?) Are there any 
> >brands we may be overlooking? Can anyone recommend a good place 
> >to buy one cheaply? We've been looking in computer shopper. 
> >	If someone would recommend a different type of media, 
> >I'll listen to that, too, but these seem pretty nice. 
> > 
> >Thank you in advance, 
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> Wait. 
> 
> The word is a couple of companies, such as La Cie, are about to 
> introduce new MO drives. 
>  


Fujitsu just released a brand new 3.5" mo drive with 1" height and a 
formatted capacity of 230 MB. This new model is also faster and should be 
available within the next two to four weeks.

Stefan