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From: friedman@mbcl.rutgers.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: RE:Help: SyQuest removable harddisk
Message-ID: <212.2771e752@mbcl.rutgers.edu>
Date: 21 Dec 90 14:43:30 GMT
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The lab I work in has had an Infinity Turbo 40 PLI Syquest for approx. 9 months.
It has been more reliable than our Rodime 100 hard drive.  We find it quite
useful for storing applications and documents.  There are two other Syquest
drives in the building, one a Power User, the other I can't recall the make.
Neither has given any problems to its users. 
Can it be used in place of a hard disk?  I don't think so.  All three require
a driver/INIT or CDEV be installed in your system folder.  You could use a 
floppy for the startup and then maybe if your Syquest has a system folder on it
you could switch to the Syquest.
As for disks, we have only purchased, through MacTel, the Syquest Technologies
cartridge.  These have run about $72.  As we store experimental data on the
disks, we would be leery to buy cheaper, less reliable disks.
Good luck
Rich
Friedman@mbcl.rutgers.edu