sandro@lhc.nlm.nih.gov (Michael D'Alessandro) (12/11/90)
I'm in the market for a new 40 Meg external hard disk for my Mac Plus. I've had a 20 Meg Jasmine Direct Drive for the last 2 years and have loved it but really need something bigger. I would really like to buy a Jasmine, but am leery of them in light of all of their problems that they have been having recently. Nonetheless I see in the latest MacWorld that they are advertising an external 40 Meg "portable" hard drive for only $299. Does anyone have any experience with this drive - what is it like? Does anyone have any experience recently dealing with Jasmine - should one stay away from them? What other low cost high quality hard disks are currently available out there? I've heard a number of people recommend MicroNet - anyone else like it? Thanks! Michael -- Michael D'Alessandro, M.D. The Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications Educational Technology Branch The National Library of Medicine sandro@lhc.nlm.nih.gov
costello@stx.UUCP (Michael E. Costello) (12/11/90)
In article <1990Dec11.025009.10837@nlm.nih.gov>, sandro@lhc.nlm.nih.gov (Michael D'Alessandro) writes: > > I see in the latest MacWorld that they are advertising an external > 40 Meg "portable" hard drive for only $299. Does anyone have any > experience with this drive - what is it like? > > The drive you mention contains a Kalok mechanism but *doesn't contain* a power supply. It's one of those drives that requires connection to an external floppy port for power. --=>MC