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From: ralf@b.gp.cs.cmu.edu (Ralf Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Large 1/2 height MFM drives
Keywords: > 60MB
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Date: 24 Jan 90 01:09:37 GMT
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In article <25b78a7a:4243.2comp.sys.ibm.pc;1@vpnet.UUCP> akcs.amparsonjr@vpnet.UUCP (Anthony M. Parson, Jr.) writes:
}I have noticed the same thng with MFM drives.  ACtually, I think it may be
}cheaper to buy two 80 meggers than one 150 megger by far.  Only problem I'd
}have in my machine is that I'd have only one half hight space left for
}"everything" else.  I guess that's why they sell 'tower cabinets'...

Are you sure that the 150M drive is also an MFM?  I haven't heard of any
drives bigger than 120M using MFM.  A 150M ESDI drive will be more expensive
than an equivalent MFM drive, but will also have much better performance.
When comparing drives, you do have to make sure to compare roughly equivalent
drives using the same interface technology.  A 150M ESDI goes for roughly
$1300; a 320M ESDI will set you back about $1900, and a 660M ESDI is about
$2700.  Looks to me like the bigger drivers are cheaper than two smaller
drives.... (oh yeah, those prices include the controller)
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