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From: g-verbru@gumby.cs.wisc.edu (Rob Verbrugghe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: 80 Meg Hard Disks (Jasmine vs CMS)
Message-ID: <1365@gumby.cs.wisc.edu>
Date: 19 Feb 88 23:34:40 GMT
Reply-To: g-verbru@gumby.CS.WISC.EDU (Rob Verbrugghe)
Organization: U of Wisconsin CS Dept
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Keywords: Whats the difference


I'm looking to get myself a hard disk :-)  I figure that 80 Meg is a good
place to start since a buddy of mine filled a new 50 Meg drive in 4 weeks.

The two brands I've heard the most about are CMS and Jasmine.  Everyone
says Jasmine is the GREATEST, but it seems to run ~$250 more than CMS.
They say Jasmine is FAST.  How fast?  How much faster than CMS?  Also, I've
heard that Jasmine 80 Meg = 77 Desktop Meg, while CMS 80 Meg = 84 Desktop.

Is this true?  Am I comparing oranges and pears?  (Apples are out of my price
range :-( )  Am I ignoring some other better drive?

If all things are equal I'll buy CMS, though I hear it looks a little like
a shrunken IBM-PC and I hesitate to put my Mac on it.  :-)
I welcome some input.

advTHANKSance
Rob Verbrugghe
g-verbru@gumby.cs.wisc.edu    Disclaimer:  No one listens to me anyway.