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In article <11077@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> sage@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (David Martosko '91) writes:
>In article <45@eplrx7.UUCP> lad@eplrx7.UUCP (lad) writes:
>
>>MicroTech drives are not sold with a 5 year warranty.  It's an option they
>>charge extra for.  Try finding that information in one of their ads.
>
>Actually, I bought a Nova 30 earlier this year, and it did come with a
>5-year warranty...nothing extra to pay.

Well, Dartmouth made a deal with MicroTech, and sold the drives with the 
educational discount.  For Nova 30, the price was about $605, with the 
five year warranty. LAD maybe right in saying that you have to pay extra
for the warranty if you buy Novas on the market.

In December MacUser, I saw an ad by Microtech in which they listed their
Nova 30 at $569 (about) which is CHEAPER than the "educational price" that
Dartmouth has right now.  Well, I think the difference here is the FIVE
YEAR WARRANTY, otherwise Dartmouth would have complained long time ago.


I bought Nova 30 when Microtech first marketed it a year ago.  I've been 
satisfied with its performance, which is about average.  The only gripe 
that I had was its noise.  HOWEVER, a friend of mine bought a Nova 30
recently, and I have noticed some SIGNIFICANT improvements:

           o   Noise level is LOW, comparable to new SE fan.
           o   The new drive weighs about one half of mine(very light)
           o   Better software (well, which still sucks)
           o   Elimination of several glitches here and there.

The Nova Drives are cheap and reliable.  I think that its 30 meg model
is the cheapest on the market right now.  Besides, its 30 meg model is actually
33 meg after formatting (unlike some 20 meg models which give you 18 meg
after formatting).  For people who wants to buy an average capacity
drive, get Nova 30.

Special Disclaimer: I am a student, and would love to be affiliated with
                    MICROTECH (such as internship ...etc), but ...
"VOX CLAMANTIS IN DESERTO" -- ahh, who else do I speak for!
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