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The low initial cost of the brenoulli drives is misleading, because the
magneto-optical (optical disk) media is significantly cheaper. For example,
assume you want to store 2 GB, which is probably an underestimate if you have
a number of users who each like to have their own disk. The below prices were
taken from the current Mac &PC connection.
Bernoulli System
Iomega 230 MB Drive 500.00
8 230 MB bernoulli's @ $90 each 720.00
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$1220.00
Pinnacle Tahoe 230 MO Drive 789.00
8 230 MB 31/2" MO disks @ 35.00 280.00
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$1069.00
Any greater storage needs yield savings for the MO system. Even imagining you
can get the 230 bernoulli drive for $350.00, you will come out even at the 2GB
mark and lose $ thereafter.
You mention "users are more apt to buy either these drives", so perhaps you
are buying multiple drives, in which case my numbers may not reflect your
specific situation.
Calman
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Date: 4-27-95 3:10pm
From: {Alice.L.Givan@Dartmouth.EDU (Alice L. Givan)}:unix:niaid
To: calman prussin:10:niaid
Subj: Re: bernoullis yet again
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Bernoulli vs. Syquest vs. 230 MB optical disks in MacUser in approx. Jan-Mar.
of '95.
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Thanks for the information and the reference to the MacUser article. We have
got a very cheap deal on 230Mb bernoulli drives -- and we feel that users are
more apt to buy either these drives or else to have CD-Roms. But everyone
keeps telling me how wonderful the opticals are.....
Alice
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