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From: ralf@b.gp.cs.cmu.edu (Ralf Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Don't buy from HDI
Keywords: 4096 vs 296N
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Date: 31 Oct 89 13:41:18 GMT
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In article <905@gumby.cc.wmich.edu> bowden@gumby.cc.wmich.edu (Michael L. Bowden) writes:
}the value (for me at least).  In addition, the 296N is about 82 megs
}formatted, the 4096 is 80 megs unformatted, (which someone on this group
}said comes out to around 75 megs formatted) so I'm getting an extra 7 megs

Nope, the 4096 is 96 megabytes unformatted, 80 megabytes formatted.  The 296
is also 96 unformatted.

}or so and still paying less.  In order of necessity, capacity comes first,
}speed second, though speed is certainly very nice.
}
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