Topic: Blue Chip 128 (1571 clone) disk drive

[smf]

This drive brought $34.77 + $14.50 shipping. Sounds pretty cheap to me.

I just sold a complete, like-new, in-box 1571 drive on eBay...  It went for $28.77.

Pity that 1571's are so much rarer in europe, I bought a c128d because it was the only way to get one. It's just so big and noisy.

[Blacklord]

This drive brought $34.77 + $14.50 shipping. Sounds pretty cheap to me.

I just sold a complete, like-new, in-box 1571 drive on eBay...  It went for $28.77.

Pity that 1571's are so much rarer in europe, I bought a c128d because it was the only way to get one. It's just so big and noisy.

The 128D is noisy ? That's unusual - I've found the (plastic) ones with the internal fan are usually very quiet.

cheers,

Lance

[Andrew Wiskow]

Pity that 1571's are so much rarer in europe, I bought a c128d because it was the only way to get one. It's just so big and noisy.

Check this post.  There's a 1571 up for auction in Germany right now.  

-Andrew

[RobertB]

I'm not sure how many 1571 clones there were, but I've never seen one in person...

     While putting away an Amiga 1020 5 1/4" drive in the storage today, I came across a Blue Chip 128 drive.  At first, I thought it was an ordinary Blue Chip drive, because both use the same case, but the label in the front identified it as the 128 version.

          Peaked my interest,
          Robert Bernardo
          Fresno Commodore User Group
          http://videocam.net.au/fcug