Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!decwrl!nntp.crl.com!crl2.crl.com!not-for-mail From: lchiu@crl.com (Laurence Chiu) Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.cd-rom Subject: Re: MPC Wizard Test Results of Toshiba vs Chinon Date: 30 May 1994 20:54:18 -0700 Organization: CRL Dialup Internet Access, California Lines: 27 Message-ID: References: <7-OwjK5QQJfF064yn@crl.com> <2scte4$sjo@netaxs.com> Reply-To: lchiu@crl.com NNTP-Posting-Host: crl2.crl.com Xref: cdrom.com alt.cd-rom:4278 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.cd-rom:2780 In article , David C.W. Chiu wrote: : In article <2scte4$sjo@netaxs.com>, Paul Gelsman wrote: : >Jongyoon Lee (mr2@netcom.com) wrote: : : >: The $260 Toshiba you saw is probably the cheaper XM-4101. It is : >: still double speed, but has slower random access time and less : >: buffer. I believe the top of the line XM-3401 is still in $300 : >: range. : : > Yea,I got a price on the 3401B this weekend for 349.00 and the only : >reason why I didn't take it was the guy wanted to charge me 12.00 for the : >SCSI cable. And he didn't have the audioo cable anyhow. Im going to a : >computer show this weekend where I hope to get a better deal. BTW. I had : : In my area (SF Bay, CA) an outfit called NCA is selling 3401s (yes, I am : sure it is 3401) for $269. I think they also advertise in ComputerShopper.. : I think that was the ad I saw. But I didn't have a Microtimes on hand to confirm. I was just amazed at the price given I had spent $320 on a Texel (Plextor) about 7 months ago when the Toshiba was $390 for a good price. +==================================================+ | Laurence Chiu | Walnut Creek, California | | Tel: 510-215-3730(wk) | Internet: lchiu@crl.com | +==================================================+