dennya@pnet02.cts.com (Denny Atkin) (06/06/89)
Well, I've decided to take the leap and get another Amiga Harddrive (25K/sec
xfers under Janus 2.0 are the PITS). I know that SOMEDAY I'm going to take
the plunge and get an A2000 (probably not until the entire ECS is out), so I
want to get an A2000 HD controller. I'm going to buy the Expansion Tech or
Phoenoix expansion box (they're the same). Well, Expansion tech rates three
controllers as working well with the A1000 and expansion box:
A2090A (OverScan problems and it's not a hardcard)
Trumpcard (medium performance, not DMA)
Flash!Card (got a HORRIBLE rating in the latest Aworld, but the
Expansion tech folks say it is comparable to the TrumpCard
with the latest software).
I'd like to hear everyone's opinion on these cards--good, bad, etc. Anyone
using the Expansion Tech Flashcard and getting decent performance?
Also, has anyone used the new Xetec FastCard HD controller? Bob Ryan really
liked it, second only to the HardFrame (which I want but MicroBotics says not
to use on a 500 or 1000). It looks really good, but nobody has tested it woth
the expansion tech chassis.
So... Suggestions, folks?
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