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From: clive@drutx.ATT.COM (Clive Steward)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Rodime 108MB Internal HD
Message-ID: <7140@drutx.ATT.COM>
Date: 10 Apr 88 00:15:20 GMT
References: <648@dukempd.UUCP>
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From article <648@dukempd.UUCP>, by fang@dukempd.UUCP (Fang Zhong):
>                               Jasmine 90MB         Rodime 108MB
> Capacity after formatting        88.0Mb             102.0Mb
> Average access time              16.5msec             28msec
> 
>       The price will be about $1400 for the both of them.
>       Which one are you going for if they are both reliable?

The Jasmine, probably.  I'd buy the access time over capacity,
because of the multiple places a given app must search for resources.

Using cache, DiskFit, and/or running Multifinder could ameliorate
some of this.

I suppose some aspects of possible driver software differences could
change the picture, though.  Jasmine people do seem happy.  The PCPC
drive I use (45 mb) is Rodime, with what seems pretty good software.
Not sure of the picture for previously offered Rodime-labelled equipment.

Clive Steward