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From: arun@ac.dal.ca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Cutting Edge Hard Drives
Message-ID: <1122@ac.dal.ca>
Date: 17 Jan 90 20:37:21 GMT
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Organisation: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

In article <501@nfsun.UUCP>, pcops@nfsun.UUCP (Operations) writes:
> I'm thinking of buying a Cutting Edge 45+ Hard Drive for my Mac+ from
> MacWarehouse @$525. The price seems right, but my question is if the
> drive itself is worth buying.  Can anyone who owns one of these drives
> tell me what they think of it.
> 
Well the Cutting Edge series of drives is manufatured by the same company that
manufactures the Ehman hard drives. Both hard drives are identical except for a
slightly different pattern on teh front panel. They ar eboth manufactured at
the same facility with exactly identical components. The only difference is
that Ehman drives are sold directly from the manufacturer for $499.00 for 45+
megs and the Cutting Edge drives are sold through retailers at $525.00 (ie from
mail order houses). Mac User November 1989 issue reviews both drives and
explains this point. Another difference is the software that is bundled with
the drive. The Cutting Edge Drive has slightly better software. I have a 45+
meg Ehman drive and found it to be a superb drive for my Mac Plus. I have also
used a cutting edge drive and have found it to be identical except for the
$25.00 price difference....

                              >>>ARUN MATHUR<<<
                     Dalhousie University Medical School
                       Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada...