fang@dukempd.UUCP (Fang Zhong) (04/08/88)
We sent an ordering form to a Mac dealer to buy a Jasmine 90 MB internal
hard drive. The dealer later offered us Rodime 108MB internal hard drive with
the same price of the Jasmine HD. The dealer claimed that Rodime was the prime
manufature of all the Mac internal hard drive, therefore it should be reliable.
We know that there are many satisfied owners of the Jasmine HD in the
net. Can anyone offer opinions and experiences with the Rodime 108 HD?
We need to give the dealer a definite answer in two or three days.
Here are some comparisons of the two HDs.
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?
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Fang Zhong 1-919-684-8247
Duke University Dept. of Physics fang@dukempd.uucp
Durham, N.C. 27706 mcnc!duke!dukempd!fangclive@drutx.ATT.COM (Clive Steward) (04/10/88)
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