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Technology Stocks : WDC/Sandisk Corporation
WDC 243.29+0.6%3:59 PM EST
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To: Rocky Reid who wrote (12263)6/26/2000 11:32:00 PM
From: Michael Kim  Read Replies (1) of 60323
 
<< How big is this optical disk drive? How much power does it use? How much $$$ does the drive cost? >>

Also, how heavy is it? Even a mini-CD player is rather heavy, at least partially to dampen vibrations. A heavy digital camera would be a bummer.

And don't forget the weird gyro effect of having the disk rotating at high-rpm.

Solid state is the only way to go!
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