Re: Vulcan Gold or Turbo IDE

[hal@budapest.math.macalstr.edu (Harold Byron Bouma)]

Joseph Blas writes
> 
> I need some serious advice.  I have a Vulcan 40 meg. hard drive which
> is pretty slow.  From what I understand the Vulcan Gold upgrade is a
> new controller that increases the speed.  I think heard some bad
> things about the Vulcan Gold though.  That guy in Germany put an add in GS+
> for his Turbo IDE card.  I've heard it's supposed to be pretty good
> but it's expensive.  The Vulcan Gold upgrade goes for about $50 mail
> order but this guy wants $159 for the Turbo IDE + $24 for shipping.
> So, if the Vulcan Gold is good and the Turbo IDE isn't much faster, I
> would just as soon go for the Vulcan Gold.  I would appreciate if
> someone could fill me in on the details of both cards and maybe do a
> comparison.  Also, how much faster are these cards than the standard
> Vulcan controller?

	If you already have a vulcan, it would be better if you just got
the gold upgrade. However, if the Turbo IDE card can use the vulcan drive
and you're willing to spend nearly $200 for a moderatly faster HD, then
get the Turbo IDE card. Its up to how much your willing to spend for a
fast HD system.

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