From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed Dec 17 09:30:16 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id JAA26413 for hardware-outgoing; Wed, 17 Dec 1997 09:30:16 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware) Received: from fly.HiWAAY.net (dkelly@fly.HiWAAY.net [208.147.154.56]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id JAA26393 for ; Wed, 17 Dec 1997 09:30:05 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dkelly@fly.HiWAAY.net) Received: (from dkelly@localhost) by fly.HiWAAY.net (8.8.7/8.8.6) id LAA32074; Wed, 17 Dec 1997 11:29:53 -0600 (CST) Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 11:29:53 -0600 (CST) From: David Kelly Message-Id: <199712171729.LAA32074@fly.HiWAAY.net> To: crb@ChrisBowman.com, ping@stepnet.com Subject: Re: source for IBMhd? Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk 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) ====================================================================== The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system.