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On Fri, 29 Aug 1997 13:39:24 -0700 phr@netcom.com (Paul Rubin) writes: >Ouch... incredible... I paid something like $300 for mine >less than a year or so and found it useless for what I intended >it for (convenient way to use a scsi cd-rom with my 755cx)... >I've seen them in the $100 range after that but now it's gotten >ridiculous. > >One disadvantage of the Dock 1 vs. port replicator: the dock has >a fan, so it makes noise whenever you use it. I really like >quiet when I'm working and am even trying to figure out how to >configure my software so I can spin my disk down most of the time >(storing files on a pcmcia flash card, etc.). > Flash cards work real well, but their expensive! I got my 5MB card (mine is a genuine IBM, like 50% of my hardware!), and it installed easily for OS/2, and DOS when I had it in my machine. I paid about 90 bucks for it from a surplus place, but the retail places should be lowering to that range about now. Paul