RE: Experience with EXP CD-ROM drive?

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From: Swartz, Charles (CSwartz_at_unex.ucla.edu)
Date: Tue Jun 10 1997 - 23:14:01 EDT

Think you'll find you can get the 8x Panasonic (KXL-783A) for under
$299. I bought one for my 560 from CDW and am very pleased. It has
some fairly good speakers (nice for presentations) and plug-and-played
perfectly.

Charles Swartz

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        From: krosen_at_ix.netcom.com[SMTP:krosen_at_ix.netcom.com]
        Sent: Monday, June 09, 1997 11:32 AM
        To: THINKPAD_at_CS.UTK.EDU
        Subject: Experience with EXP CD-ROM drive?

        Hello:

        I'm contemplating buying a 4x PCMCIA CD-ROM drive to use with my

        Thinkpad 560. I'm considering buying a unit made by EXP that
sells for
        $160, compared with $299 for units from Sony (a 6x) and
Panasonic (4x).

        One difference is that the EXP unit weighs 3 lbs, but I'm not
planning
        on moving it, anyway; I just want something faster than a
parallel port
        model.

        Has anyone had experience with this unit? EXP claims that it is

        compatible--is anybody using it with a 560? Am I better off
spending
        the extra $140 to buy the Sony or Panasonic?

        Thanks.

        Ken Rosenblatt

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