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From: greg@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Gregory James)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer,comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Connor Peripherals
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Date: 27 Oct 89 20:52:41 GMT
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I think I remember reading that Apple has put a 3.5" Connor hard drive in
their Mac Portable, largely because it is virtually bullet- and shock-
proof (Don't try this at home kids).  Even though Apple hard drives are
horrendously overpriced, I can't fault their quality.

On the issue of Jasmine drives, I have two things against the company.
First, they have these really glossy two page ads for hard drives that
are (almost) the same as everybody else's (same Quantum HDU).  The money
for these ads has to come from somewhere ...

Second, they have an exclusive Canadian dealership plan.  This means that
they grant exclusive marketing rights for Jasmine drives to certain
Canadian dealers, who take this as a carte blanche to print money.
Apparently they charge close to $1000(Can) [$850US] for a 20MB drive.
Why the Hell would I buy there stuff when I can get a 80MB drive
shipped over the border for the same money?!  I hate exclusive
dealerships, and I try to avoid supporting companies that practice
it (Apple Canada is a necessary, though stupid, evil.  Oh, the
stories I can tell about Apple Canada ...)

Samurai Cat
greg@cpsc.ucalgary.ca