Re: CMS SCSI cards for Apple IIgs - Any good??

[spec@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector)]

In article "Mark Piazza" <piazza@servtech.com> writes...

>>    There are three standard SCSI cards, stick to those: 'RamFAST',
>>'Apple High-Speed' and 'Apple Rev C'. Only the RamFAST is still
>>being sold today, and thankfully, it is the best option for a IIgs.
>
>Too bad these cards still cost about $120 more than the CMS-SCSI cards, but
>I guess you get what you pay for...
>Still, seeing that Apple nolonger makes the IIgs, or any other II, why can't
>the prices come down?

    Where do you get "$120 more" from? The two Apple brand SCSI boards
are no longer manufactured or sold, making them available on the used
market only. An Apple High-Speed SCSI is worth about $30 and the Rev C
is worth about $15 in my estimation (a few years ago they were worth 
about twice those figures, but that was then and this is now). Given
those prices, it makes sense to look for at least an Apple Rev C card
over a CMS.

    The RamFAST SCSI is still being sold today at a cost of US$109,
but if you look for one used you could easily find it for half that
price or even less. 

Mitchell Spector
spec@vax2.concordia.ca