cgeiger@ut-ngp.UUCP (charles s. geiger, esq.) (07/06/87)
From what I've seen in the last few issues of _MacWorld_ and
_MacUser_, the proton 20 from warp nine engineering is now the
cheapest hard disk, at $569 (Jasmine went up to $649 last
month). Does anyone out have any experience with this machine
or this company? Anyone have any disk access times on this
machine? Finally, does anyone know of any other hard disks
which are this cheap which may be a good buy? I have _extremely_
low cash flow now and can't afford a Data Frame, Peak, or any
of the other well-known and highly recommended disk drives.
cheers, from
charles s. geiger
ARPA: cgeiger@ngp.cc.utexas.edu cgeiger@ut-ngp.ARPA
UUCP: ihnp4!ut-ngp!cgeiger allegra!ut-ngp!cgeiger
gatech!ut-ngp!cgeiger seismo!ut-sally!ut-ngp!cgeiger
harvard!ut-sally!ut-ngp!cgeigersandrock@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu.UUCP (07/08/87)
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From what I've seen in the last few issues of _MacWorld_ and
_MacUser_, the proton 20 from warp nine engineering is now the
cheapest hard disk, at $569 (Jasmine went up to $649 last
month). Does anyone out have any experience with this machine
or this company? Anyone have any disk access times on this
machine? Finally, does anyone know of any other hard disks
which are this cheap which may be a good buy? I have _extremely_
low cash flow now and can't afford a Data Frame, Peak, or any
of the other well-known and highly recommended disk drives.
cheers, from
charles s. geiger
ARPA: cgeiger@ngp.cc.utexas.edu cgeiger@ut-ngp.ARPA
UUCP: ihnp4!ut-ngp!cgeiger allegra!ut-ngp!cgeiger
gatech!ut-ngp!cgeiger seismo!ut-sally!ut-ngp!cgeiger
harvard!ut-sally!ut-ngp!cgeiger
/* End of text from uxc.cso.uiuc.edu:comp.sys.mac */dtw@f.gp.cs.cmu.edu (Duane Williams) (07/12/87)
The apparent price difference between the Jasmine DD20 and the Warp Nine Photon 20 is largely an illusion. The Jasmine comes with a cable and a one year warranty. Both of these are extra cost items for the Photon 20 and, when you add the extra costs, you will find that there is no significant difference in price between the machines. If you're satisfied with a 90 day warranty, then you will save a little money buying the Photon 20. The Photon 20 is a mid-range performer (on disk timer tests). I've used Photon 20s for a couple of years and am satisfied with them. Warp Nine has been a reasonable company to deal with in my experience.