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In article <3rlkko$i3q@acmew.gatech.edu>,
Stephen Carter Morgan <gt4148b@prism.gatech.edu> wrote:
>kanefsky@datamagic.com (Steve Kanefsky) writes:
>
>>In article <3rjtl9$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.

Well there are a number of ways to fudge on disk capacity, but I'll give
you the benefit of the doubt.  First of all, APS isn't usually the 
cheapest hard-disk dealer (they are probably the most reputable,
however).  Second, all the formatting software, brackets,
etc. that are included are worth something.  Third, it makes sense that
a SCSI drive should cost a bit more than an IDE drive.  All-in-all, I'd
say a $39 difference is no big deal at all.


>  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.

OF COURSE I don't mean a 30-day warranty.  30 days is the period you have
to return it FOR ANY REASON FOR A REFUND.  They also have a 24-hour
replacement policy while the drive is still under the manufacturer's
warranty, which is 3 years in the case of the Quantum.

It's really hard to get SCSI disks in local stores where I live, so
why don't you give me the mail-order prices from the most reputable PC
mail-order place (one with a no-questions asked return policy, price
protection, overnight replacement of defective disks, a nice glossy
catalog, really good tech support, WWW pages and ftp access to price
information, software updates, etc.)

I don't think we should be comparing Western Digital IDE drives to 
Quantum SCSI drives to see if SCSI is really a lot more expensive than 
IDE.  Why don't we compare Quantum SCSI drives to Quantum IDE drives? 
Or Seagate, or Micropolis, or whatever.  I have no trouble believing
that there are low-end disk manufacturs that make only IDE disks and
not SCSI, but there should be no significant difference in price
for SCSI versus IDE on the same drive.

--
Steve Kanefsky