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From: korn@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Peter "Arrgh" Korn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: 800 K external drives
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Date: Sat, 16-May-87 01:00:02 EDT
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In article <3948@ihlpa.ATT.COM> rve@ihlpa.ATT.COM (Epley) writes:
>I have a 512K+ Mac with a 400K external drive (and, of course, an 800K
>internal drive).  I'm finding the 400K drive an inconvenience and would like
>to upgrade it to an 800K drive...  [looking for advice on good 800K drives]

The best price/performance floppy drive I've come across is the Central
Point drive.  Until just a few weeks ago it was retailing for $200 (and
selling for perhaps $5 under that; not much margin in there!), and some
places may still be selling it for that.  It's gone up to $239 or thereabouts,
and is still the best deal in floppy drives.

However, I don't recommend getting it.  Spend a lot more, and get a SCSI
connector and a cheap hard drive, as the use you will get out of the $685
hard drive investment will be more than three times the use you will get 
out of your $239 floppy drive investment.

It's rather amazing just how much difference a hard drive makes.

Peter
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