Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!apple!agate!saab.stanford.edu!neon!pescadero.Stanford.EDU!philip From: philip@pescadero.Stanford.EDU (Philip Machanick) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: NeXT Religion Message-ID: <1990Sep29.232835.27781@Neon.Stanford.EDU> Date: 29 Sep 90 23:28:35 GMT References: <448@news.nd.edu> <2444@lectroid.sw.stratus.com> Sender: news@Neon.Stanford.EDU (USENET News System) Reply-To: philip@pescadero.stanford.edu Organization: Computer Science Department, Stanford University Lines: 21 In article , melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger) writes: |> In article <872@toaster.SFSU.EDU> eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) writes: |> Our Digital Audio expert says that there's this one little |> problem with DAT--the head assembly is only good for 1000 hours |> of use, and costs $400 to replace (mind you that retail on a new |> consumer DAT machine is around $700). I think we'll stick with |> our 8mm Exabytes for a while, thank you. |> Isn't Sony about to release DAT here in America? I don't think it |> will be a commercial success if that is all the longer the head |> assembly will last; consumers won't tolerate it. CD players used to be |> expensive too. The prices of DAT players will drop after the 2nd |> generation machines are released. 40 (times $4.00) disks or 1 DAT |> cassette(around $10)? |> The Sony machine is already around for under $800. I wouldn't write off the 1000 hours figure. I've seen Sony CD players with a skipping problem after around 18 months. If they're played for an average of 2 hours a day, this is about 1000 hours... -- Philip Machanick philip@pescadero.stanford.edu