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In article <5379@tank.uchicago.edu> news@tank.uchicago.edu (NetNews) writes:
>Recently, I have also been looking into removable cartridge drives.  Again,
>these drives all use the same cartridge mechanisms and the differences are
>all in packaging, software, and support.  None-the-less, prices range from
>$850.00 to $1799.00 for a single cartridge drive.  The general trend is for
>the better known companies, i.e., the ones that advertise more, to charge
>more for their drives.  I don't believe the price gives any indication of
>quality in this situation either.
>
>--Walter
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>Walter C3arlip 				c3ar@zaphod.uchicago.edu
>(the "3" is silent)			c3ar%zaphod@UCHIMVS1.bitnet
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Walter,

There was a discussion of this at the BMUG meeting tonight.
What came out of it was that there are a lot of ways to
affect price, other than marketing/advertisement costs.
Ehman, for instance, only does direct sales and doesn't go
through traditional distribution channels, so you would
expect them to have lower-cost drives. However, they use
a VERY inexpensive (bordering on cheap) power supply and
fan for their Syquest-mechanism drives, cheapest of all
the major manufacturers. Also, they regularly place
full-page ads in the monthly Mac mags, which cost on the
order of about $14K each month. You tell me where Ehman's
money is going. Not to saving the consumer money in the
long run, IMHO.

--- Alex