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From: blob@Apple.COM (Brian Bechtel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: CD-ROM drive question
Message-ID: <43591@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 3 Aug 90 14:00:06 GMT
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jbr0@cbnews.att.com (joseph.a.brownlee) writes:
>    .	Which drive do people like?
Apple and Toshiba are the most popular.  You must get a driver that
works with that drive; the Apple CD-ROM driver doesn't work with other
drives.
>    .	What is a good source?
Apple's drive is available at any authorized Apple dealer.  
>    .	How much should I expect to pay?
U.S. suggested retail price is $899.00
>    .	Can I get a drive that can write optical media and also
>	   read CD's without taking out a second mortgage?
No.
>    .	If you have used a CD-ROM drive, did you find it useful?
Yes.
>	   Are there enough CD's out there to justify the purchase?
Depending upon what you're doing, yes.  For instance, Apple is
distributing all its developer information on CD-ROM.  Microsoft Office
is a CD-ROM containing all the popular Microsoft applications for the
Mac plus lots of add-ons for a price significantly lower than the cost
of the separate applications.

--Brian Bechtel		blob@apple.com		"My opinion, not Apple's"