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From: "Scott A. May" <smay01@BIGCAT.MISSOURI.EDU>
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Subject: Re: CD-ROM Drives
Date: 6 May 1994 09:36:57 +0300
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On Thu, 5 May 1994, Rick R wrote:

>  I'm in the market for a internal CD-ROM drive for my computer. I'm interested
>  in the NEC CRD-510 and the Chinon-535. I like the design of the NEC but I've
>  read that the Chinon has a higher transfer rate. I'd like to hear from anyone
>  that owns one of these drives, about there likes and dislikes.

Actually, the Mitsumi 2x drive has the same specs as the Chinon, but the
Chinon has a much larger buffer. The Mitsumi is almost exactly half the
price as the Chinon, however. I'd think with a decent software cache you
could easily make up the difference.

SAM