Alps Electric Corp has answered Conner Peripherals Inc (CI No 885) with its own 1 high 3.5 Winchester, which stores 40Mb against Conner’s 20Mb: the DRQ 040 weighs 4.3 ounces, is being made now at a rate of 5,000 a month and is a pricey $1,200 for samples, but there is no word on power consumption.