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From: jtn@potomac.ads.com (John T. Nelson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: What's the "best" drive around?
Summary: drive performance and jasmines
Keywords: HD
Message-ID: <8411@potomac.ads.com>
Date: 8 Mar 90 13:09:42 GMT
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Organization: Advanced Decision Systems, Arlington VA
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> After hearing all the different "opinions" on Jasmine, I wonder what's
> the best drive, or shall we say "best buy"?  I was going to get a
> Jasmine 40Meg for my Mac Plus, but I'm not so sure now...
> Since I have only a Plus, speed isn't really the issue, and I don't
> expect to upgrade my system in the near future.  So, does it matter
> if I buy a Ehman drive?  Do I need to consider drive performance with
> a Plus?  

Not really.  The Mac Plus has a very slow SCSI interface so no matter
how fast the drive, your Plus won't be able to enhale the bits fast
enough to keep up with it.

Don't go with Jasmine.  Their maintenance turnaround is abysmal and
their drives are unreliable in my humble opinion.  Ehman drives are
getting good reviews and should be fast enough for your Plus.  The
Ehman drive is a little noisy but comes with a 1 year warrenty on the
drive and two years on the electornics/cabinet.

And they're MUCH less expensive than Jasmine!

> Yan Or