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kanefsky@datamagic.com (Steve Kanefsky) writes:

>In article <3rjtl9$p23@acmex.gatech.edu>,
>a Quantum 1080 (which I suspect has just as much capacity after formatting 
>as the "1.2 GB" drive you're talking about) for $349.

Uh, no.  If I want a 1080 MB IDE drive (Western Digital, Seagate, Conner)
I can get it for $310.  ALL HARD DISK manufacturers, including QUANTUM, use
1,000,000 bytes = 1MB rather than 1024KB = 1MB.  That's where a lot of the
"formatting down" comes from.



  That includes all
>necessary mounting hardware and cables, formatting software, etc.
>and a return policy that's so good you don't even have to call for an
>RMA number -- just slap the pre-printed label on the box and have it back
>within 30 days of when you bought it.

Uh, does that mean a 30-day warranty...  I HOPE NOT.  I'm not giving mail-order
prices.  I'm giving store prices with manufacturer's warranty, where I can
take it back to the store for a replacement quite easily.  A little while ago,
Computer City had a special on 1080MB WD IDE drives, boxes, mounting kit,
software to help partition and format it, etc. for $299.  Their current special
is 850MB WD IDE drives for $199.

-- 
Stephen Carter Morgan
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
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