birenboi@malibu.aero.org (Aaron Birenboim) (08/02/89)
I'm looking at optical storage media for a PC. I've seen ads for
PC flopticals, the drives run about $8000.00 and the disks are
about $250.00. What gives?! I don't own a next, or know much
about the prices, but word on the street is that an extra
floptical runs about $1500 when you buy the machine. I think
even an expensive controler card could be $1000 more. Why are
these PC flopticals so expensive? Is Sony ( or whoever makes the
NeXT flopricals) making this media for other machines? If so
where do I find out. The above prices are rediculous, compared
to the NeXT, even allowing for the educational institution discount.
Aaron "The Lumberjack" Birenboim | "I'm a ramblin' wreck,
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birenboi%malibu.aero.org@aerospace.aero.org | GEORGIA TECH!!"melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger) (09/23/90)
Is NeXT going to offer the new Canon optical drives for the NeXT? I heard that they were suppose to be 512Megs with a 32ms access time. This is probably a better investment than a hard disk. -Mike
fjs@nntp-server.caltech.edu (Fernando J. Selman) (09/23/90)
melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger) writes: >Is NeXT going to offer the new Canon optical drives for the NeXT? I >heard that they were suppose to be 512Megs with a 32ms access time. >This is probably a better investment than a hard disk. >-Mike > Is this drive even compatible with the older one? Is it available or just a rumour? - Fernando
vesper@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov (Greg Vesper - RMS) (09/25/90)
|> |> >Is NeXT going to offer the new Canon optical drives for the NeXT? I |> >heard that they were suppose to be 512Megs with a 32ms access time. |> >This is probably a better investment than a hard disk. |> |> >-Mike |> > |> Is this drive even compatible with the older one? Is it |> available or just a rumour? |> - Fernando Could someone at NeXT please respond to this thread. I believe the commitment NeXT made to optical technology was an excellent one. I hope they have not abandoned OD's in favor of floppies and hard disks. Once perfected, OD's hold lots of promise. I would hope that the new Canon optical will be made availalbe at least optionally. -- Gregory W. Vesper Goddard Space Flight Center -- Gregory W. Vesper Goddard Space Flight Center
edwardj@microsoft.UUCP (Edward JUNG) (09/28/90)
The official price list and catalog makes no mention of a higher-density nor faster optical drive. -- Edward Jung Microsoft Corp. My opinions do not reflect any policy of my employer.
ratshana@triton.unm.edu (R.L.) (06/03/91)
I'm VERY new to the NeXT world (ie. I don't own one yet, but am considering purchasing one when I go off to college in a few months). But, I picked up a copy of NeXT world, and was reading about a double sided (and a single sided) rewritable optical drive. It had like 580 megs, and the disks cost $80. Does anyone know how much these drives cost, how reliable they are, and where I might find one? Thanks! -Mike Neuman mcn@cmns.think.com