Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!rutgers!iuvax!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uiucdcsp!gillies From: gillies@uiucdcsp.cs.uiuc.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Internal hard drives for SE Message-ID: <76000061@uiucdcsp> Date: Sun, 6-Dec-87 14:58:00 EST Article-I.D.: uiucdcsp.76000061 Posted: Sun Dec 6 14:58:00 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 12-Dec-87 06:22:10 EST References: <320@siemens.UUCP> Lines: 28 Nf-ID: #R:siemens.UUCP:320:uiucdcsp:76000061:000:1353 Nf-From: uiucdcsp.cs.uiuc.edu!gillies Dec 6 13:58:00 1987 Here is some 80Mb Internal low-cost Mac II Disk info. Shipping not included: Jasmine-80: $1399 (no discounts, mail order from manufacturer, w/PD software) Warp-9, 80: $1295 (no discounts, mail order from manufacturer in Wisconsin) CMS-80: $1219 (CDA Computer, NJ, 201-728-8080, See Nov. MacUser) Apple 80Mb: $2000+ CMS (Valencia, CA) does a lot of IBM PC business, and sells through dealers. The above four drives are based on the Quantum-80 disk, and are functionally identical but have different SCSI firmware. Thus, formatters/diagnostics may not interoperate correctly. Access time is uniformly 26ms for this quantum disk. My CMS-80 formatted down to approx 77,000K of useable storage. MicahDrive: $???? (seen in Macazine, forgot the price/info) Magic-91: $1195 (mail order, seen in tabloid MacWeek? MacintoshToday? last week) If the Magic-91 resembles other -91 disks, it may have 18ms access time, and may be a bargain. I don't know which disk maker builds the low-cost -91 disks (maybe not quantum). Be forwarned that sometimes disk makers turn out "lemon" models (noisy, likely to crash). I found out about the MagicDrive last week. I bought the CMS-80 because of the good price. It is very quiet, and trivial to install yourself. Don Gillies {ihnp4!uiucdcs!gillies} U of Illinois {gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu}