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From: brian@jtsv16.UUCP (Brian A. Jarvis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: A590 Drive
Message-ID: <1171@jtsv16.UUCP>
Date: 23 Oct 89 19:41:31 GMT
Organization: JTS Computer Systems Ltd., ON, Canada
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Of late, funds considering, I have been mulling over the possibility
of investing some money in a hard drive for my Amiga 500.  I've been
leaning towards the A590 model from Commodore, but would like to
hear something (*anything*) from people who have already made the
great leap and have some experience with the beast.

1)  How much does it cost in the U.S.?  Saturday, I was quoted $940 and
    $899 Canadian ($800, $765 American, respectively).
2)  How reliable is the thing?  After all, what good is a 20 Mb drive when
    15 Mb are mapped out as bad blocks...
3)  What sort of warranty is Commodore putting on the thing?  The usual
    90 days?  Any other exceptional notations?
4)  A while ago, someone posted a note on exactly what kind (type, speed)
    of RAM was required for the machine to bring it up to 2 Mb.  Could
    some kind soul reiterate?
5)  Has anyone heard if Commodore is planning a similar drive with a larger
    capacity, say, 40 Mb?  It would seem to be the next logical step.

I'm tentatively planning to do a little negotiating with the local
dealers when they gather together for the World of Commodore Show at the
end of November, so I'm scrounging for data now.  Any words of advice
would be greatly appreciated.

Brian

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Brian A. Jarvis,                        J.T.S. Computer Systems,
brian@jtsv16.jts.com,                   Downsview, Ontario
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   History is all too frequently the study of the worst case scenario.