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- @7 Syquest EZ-135:-
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- My task this month is to write a review about the Syquest 135, without
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- mentioning the Iomega Zip. Can it be done?
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- Possibly.
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- The EZ135 drive is Syquest's reply to the other drive that I'm not allowed
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- to mention. Whilst looking a bit nicer than the older style Syquest
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- drives, I still don't like the look very much.
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- Each Syquest cartridge can hold 135meg of data which is 35meg more than
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- that other drive. The cartridges are about 4 inches wide which isn't
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- really THAT big, although it is twice the size of Molgrat's <Snip-Ed.>
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- The EZ drive itself is bigger than the zip obviously because the
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- cartridges are much larger. #2More>>>@4
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- To insert a cartridge it's just a case of slotting it in, but removing the
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- thing is a different story, you have to wait until the damn thing stops
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- spinning, then you move the lever left and eject the disk.
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- Pretty naffy eh?
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- Not like that other drive.
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- Speedwise, the Syquest is slightly faster than the (other drive).
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- Both rate at just over 1.5Meg/sec though.
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- Reliability wise, the Syquest cartridges aren't as strong as err, (sod it)
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- Zip cartridges, although if treated with care, both will last a long time.
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- Just don't do our infamous `chuck it out of your bedroom window & see if
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- it still works' test. Basically, because it won't. Believe me.
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- The Syquest's power supply (external version) seems to have been designed
- #2More>>>@4
- using the same concept as Commodore engineers used in the late 80's,
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- i.e crap and bulky, oh alright... bulky. Bricks abound.
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- Although the Syquest uses older and proven technology, it is by no
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- means a load of trollop, it's just not as `cutting edgey' as the
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- Zippy.
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- The choice is clear, if you need as much space as possible on your
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- removable device, go for the Syquest, on the other hand if you can bear
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- the thought of having 30Meg less space, but on the other hand own
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- a piece of cutting edge technology with very strong & reliable disks
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- then the Zippy wippy is your obvious choice.
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- Here's a clue to what drive I prefer:
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- Rod, Jane, Freddy & Jeffrey. #2More>>>
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- @4
- Price: 200 squid. For the drive that is, not rainbow.
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