CompuServe Thread

#A3000 100Mb vs. 50Mb?

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#7469From: Charles BlaquiereNov 29, 1990 9:00 PM
I'll be buying an A3000 and am wondering if I should go for the 50M drive or the 100M. I know that generally, large drives are quite fast; is this the case here? What's the average seek time for both drives? Blaq!
#7496From: Steve AhlstromNov 30, 1990 12:15 AM
The average seek time on both drives is 19ms. The real difference between the 2 models is that the 50M version comes with 2M (1M chip, 1M fast) and the 100M version comes with 5M (1M chip, 4M fast).
#7595From: Charles BlaquiereNov 30, 1990 10:32 PM
Steve, Unh-unh. Not so, according to a reputable C= dealer here in Toronto. The 100 Mb A3000 doesn't have any more memory than the 50 Mb. Darn shame, too. Blaq!
#7596From: Steve AhlstromNov 30, 1990 10:41 PM
Charles, I can't help what your (Canadian) dealer told you — here in the States the 3000/25-100 comes with 5M. The dealer network was informed over a month ago and the developers recently go their new price lists (looking at mine now).
#7607From: Don Curtis/SYSOPDec 1, 1990 2:39 AM
Charles, Commodore Canada may not be selling the 3000/100 with more memory, but CBM (the US branch) is shipping the 3000/100 with 5 Meg of memory while the 3000/50 only comes with 2 meg of memory. Don