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Date:      Wed, 17 Dec 1997 11:29:53 -0600 (CST)
From:      David Kelly <dkelly@fly.HiWAAY.net>
To:        crb@ChrisBowman.com, ping@stepnet.com
Cc:        freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: source for IBMhd?
Message-ID:  <199712171729.LAA32074@fly.HiWAAY.net>

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Christopher R. Bowman writes:
> 
> www.cmpexpress.com sells the Tekram DC-390F (which I am quite happy
> with) for $124.81.  I have also been fery happy with both the drives
> you are looking for as I have one of each, and they don't seem to run
> very hot.  I have been very satisfied with their service and
> prices in the past, they also seem to have the best prices on the drives
> you were looking for, however their appears to be to different drives
> with the same DCAS designations as you gave, but with differnt
> manufacturers part numbers, which are you looking for?
[snip]
> 4.3GB DCAS-34330 
> Mfr Part#: 91.AA592.003 
> CMPExpress.com $325.85

Yea, they list the above as being manufactured by "Acer Servers"
and its not under SCSI HD's but under their IDE listing. Finer
detail claims it is narrow Ultra SCSI.

> 4.30GB SCSI ULTRA-WIDE 3.5LP 5400RPM IBM DCAS-34330 FOR ALTOS 
> Mfr Part#: 91.AB025.003 
> CMPExpress.com $456.19

The above price is more inline with what I usually see.

Its been said before on these lists, price isn't everything. Ask
about the warranty. If they *say* the manufacturer honors the
warranty, make the seller state that in writting.

--
David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@hiwaay.net (hm)
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