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- From: hal@budapest.math.macalstr.edu (Harold Byron Bouma)
- Subject: Re: Vulcan Gold or Turbo IDE
- Message-ID: <Bxxow1.pp@news.iastate.edu>
- Sender: news@news.iastate.edu (USENET News System)
- Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
- References: <1992Nov18.204136.2640@ntmtv>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 22:52:46 GMT
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- Joseph Blas writes
- >
- > I need some serious advice. I have a Vulcan 40 meg. hard drive which
- > is pretty slow. From what I understand the Vulcan Gold upgrade is a
- > new controller that increases the speed. I think heard some bad
- > things about the Vulcan Gold though. That guy in Germany put an add in GS+
- > for his Turbo IDE card. I've heard it's supposed to be pretty good
- > but it's expensive. The Vulcan Gold upgrade goes for about $50 mail
- > order but this guy wants $159 for the Turbo IDE + $24 for shipping.
- > So, if the Vulcan Gold is good and the Turbo IDE isn't much faster, I
- > would just as soon go for the Vulcan Gold. I would appreciate if
- > someone could fill me in on the details of both cards and maybe do a
- > comparison. Also, how much faster are these cards than the standard
- > Vulcan controller?
-
- If you already have a vulcan, it would be better if you just got
- the gold upgrade. However, if the Turbo IDE card can use the vulcan drive
- and you're willing to spend nearly $200 for a moderatly faster HD, then
- get the Turbo IDE card. Its up to how much your willing to spend for a
- fast HD system.
-
- | Hal Bouma | Send mail to: HBouma@Macalstr.edu |
- | Macalester College, St. Paul, MN. | and HBouma@Macalstr.Bitnet |
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