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= Preproduction product reviewed.
Products ranked on a scale of 1 (worst) to 5 (best).
| Product | Vendor | Price | In brief | Issue reviewed | Box score |
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| CD-ROM Changer NEC MultiSpin 4X4 |
NEC Technologies 800-632-4636, 508-264-8000 | $99 (street) | 4X speed and front buttons to access specific discs directly. | April 96 | 4.0 |
| CD-ROM, EIDE Philips PCA62CR 6X CD-ROM drive |
Philips Electronics 800-235-7373, 408-453-7373 | $150 | Adds zip to multimedia, and it's a snap to install. | April 96 | 4.0 |
| CD-ROM, EIDE TEAC CD-56E |
TEAC America 800-888-4932, 213-726-0303 | $199 (street) | It's fast, reliable and affordable. | May 96 | 4.0 |
| CD-ROM, Portable Micro Solutions Backpack 4X |
Micro Solutions 800-890-7227, 815-756-3411 | $449 | External connection through the parallel port -- and sound, too. | February 96 | 4.0 |
| Fixed Hard Drive Quantum Fireball 1080 |
Quantum Corp. 800-624-5545, 408-894-4000 | $225 | Solid performer with easy configuration and detailed installation instructions. | January 96 | 4.0 |
| Removable Hard Drive Iomega Jaz |
Iomega Corp. 801-778-1000 |
$499 (external) | Removable media, but two-thirds as fast as a fixed drive, with 1GB capacity. | August 96 | 4.0 |
| Removable Hard Drive SyQuest EZFlyer 230 |
SyQuest Technology 800-245-2278, 510-226-4000 | $299 (external) | Now supports 230MB per cartridge, while supporting backward compatibility. | September 96 | 4.5 |
| Tape backup PantherMini 4600 |
Tandberg Data 800-826-3237, 805-579-1000 | $629 (external) | Speed and performance leave you with no excuse for not backing up. | June 96 | 4.0 |
| SCSI Adapter BusLogic FlashPoint LT |
BusLogic 800-707-SCSI, 408-492-9090 | $199 | Complies with the latest standards, including Ultra SCSI and SCAM. | March 96 | 4.5 |
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