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From: mings@cs.uoregon.edu (Ming Yau So)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: CD ROM Drives
Keywords: CD ROM
Message-ID: <1991Jan17.124541.29559@cs.uoregon.edu>
Date: 17 Jan 91 12:45:41 GMT
References: <11398@claris.com> <5425@idunno.Princeton.EDU>
Sender: mings@cs.uoregon.edu (Ming Yau So)
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Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Oregon
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In article <5425@idunno.Princeton.EDU> crbader@dorms.princeton.edu writes:
>In article <11398@claris.com> rick@claris.com (Rick Boarman) writes:
>>
>>I'm in the market for a good CD ROM drive.  Can anyone suggest some good
>>ones or some to avoid?  What about good sources for the ROMs themselves?
>>
>
>ditto for me.  Any ideas?
>
>--Cole Bader
>crbader@dorms.princeton.edu
>---------------------------

I am now using the CD Tech. PortaDrive and I am very satisfy with it.  It
uses the Toshiba XM3201 drive mechanism, which is the currently the fastest
among all the other CD ROM drives.  Besides, it is quiet and small, and CD
Tech. has now added a pair of RCA pre-amp. jacks at the back of it, and
also added a busy light in it (which has been criticized as a weakness in
the old model).  This drive has ranked the highest in both MacWorld and
MacUser reviews.  The only drawback of this drive is the audio control is
inadequate, it has only a 3-step volume control, not a turning knob (this
is unimportant to me, cause I use my diskman for audio CDs).

I got mine from Educorp about a month ago.  The price is $599 (incl. SCSI
cable), this is possibly the cheapest price I could find, and it's even
cheaper than Apple CD ROM drive at educational price ($650 at UO).

Disclaimer: I do not have any connection with CD Tech. and Educorp, I am
            just a satified customer of both companies.

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