Re: Magneto Optical drives

[x93dxq5b@dunx1.ocs.drexel.edu (Stephen Zatuchni)]

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.