SyQuest EZ135 drive

Low-Cost High-Performance Removable Storage

Buyer's Guide

SyQuest EZ135 drive

SyQuest's EZ135 drive uses 3.5" hard-disk cartridges that hold 135 MB each. It's an excellent entry-level removable-disk drive for those on a tight budget. For less than the cost of a Zip drive, the EZ135 provides disk access that's twice as fast, and holds more data per disk. If minimizing initial costs is your priority, but you don't want to use bulky and outmoded 5.25" disk cartridges, the EZ135 is probably the solution you want.

When you outgrow the capacity of 135 MB disks, you can upgrade to a 230 MB EZFlyer drive, or even to Nomai's 750.c, either of which will be compatible with your 135 MB cartridges.

Compatible cartridges

135 MB removable hard-disk cartridges

Technical summary

Manufacturer: SyQuest Technology, now called SYQT
Average seek time: 13.5 milliseconds (twice as fast as Zip drives!)

Models

internal IDE
internal SCSI
external SCSI (with 50-pin Centronics connectors)
external parallel (a slower interface)

Availability

A used EZ135 external SCSI drive was recently auctioned as eBay item #201266180.

EZ135 drives are also available at the prices below, in limited quantities, and on a first-come first-served basis to buyers with a U. S. shipping address. For more information, send e-mail to eBay member hellogoodbuy (click here to view comments in seller's Feedback Profile).

Model Price

internal IDE $24.95 used

internal SCSI $25.95 used
$39.95 new

external SCSI $34.95 used

Model	Price
internal IDE	$24.95 used
internal SCSI	$25.95 used $39.95 new
external SCSI	$34.95 used

All of these prices are for the drive only, with cartridges and accessories available separately for buyers who want them.

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