From: Benjamin S. Kim (bkim_at_sas.upenn.edu)
Date: Tue May 06 1997 - 17:53:05 EDT
I'm currently a Mac PowerBook 5300c user (32/750 sys 7.5.5) and am
considering moving to a ThinkPad 560. I have a few questions, though:
1. Can I use my Mac peripherals? I have a SCSI Zip drive and SCSI NEC
2v CD-ROM drive and would like to know if I can just download new Win
drivers to use with them. On that note, I was wondering if anyone has
had experience with Adaptec's SlimSCSI PCMCIA adapters. I also have a
Mac printer and was wondering if there was anything comparable to
"PowerPrint" which allows Macs to use PC printers.
2. Does the lack of a L2 cache hurt its performance severely? I'll be
doing a bit of Photoshop work and would like to know if I should wait
until a more powerful 560 comes around (has one been announced? any
insider gossip?).
3. What kind of backup devices are people using with 560's? I'm
considering getting a SCSI Travan-4 or a much cheaper parallel-port
Seagate TapeStor3200 despite its slow performance.
4. What mail order retailers do people recommend? I'd like to get a
40/2.1/133mhz/12.1 TFT one for around $4300, but would buy a
well-maintained used one (I've seen a couple of them hovering in the
$2600 range).
5. Does NT workstation 4 work well on a 560? What have people's
experiences been with trying to configure peripherals with it?
Whew...well, that's all. Reply privately, if all these issues have been
driven into the ground already.
Thanks in advance,
Ben
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