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From: n8742883@unicorn.WWU.EDU (Perry Pederson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: MicrO hard drives-- anyone know anything about them?
Summary: Says it all, doesn't it?
Keywords: MicrOtyme, hard drives
Message-ID: <1261@unicorn.WWU.EDU>
Date: 27 Jul 90 17:42:43 GMT
Reply-To: n8742883@unicorn.WWU.EDU (Perry Pederson)
Organization: Western Washington Univ, Bellingham, WA
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As I continue my quest for the *perfect* hard drive, I did some 
calling around and was surprised to find that a mail order company
by the name of MicrOtyme is selling fully functional out-of-the-box 
(i.e. no assembly required) hard drives for very low prices. 

The brand of the hard drive is called "MicrO", which would make me 
assume that the hard drives are actually built by the mail ordering
company itself.

I was wondering if anyone has purchased "MircO" hard drives, and if
so, I'd like to know how well they work.  I called up a sales clerk,
and made her swear on the bible that the Micro drives do not require
assembly or any additional parts or labor.

The prices:
		$529 for 50 MB (The next cheapest (non-atari) drive I
				could find was a Supra drive, $499 for
				30 megs)

		$599 for 65 MB, and
		$659 for 85 megs!

With $130 difference between a 50 megs and 85 megs, I plan on
purchasing the 85 meg drive next month.  I plan to run my Spectre GCR
on it, as well.

	Anyone out there have any comments / opinions about this
drive?

Thankx,

Perry Pederson   n8742883@unicorn.wwu.edu