Date: Thu, 08 Aug 1996 16:00:51 -0700 From: Scott Blachowicz <scott@statsci.com> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> Cc: "M.R.Murphy" <mrm@mole.org>, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org, terryl@ienet.com Subject: Re: IDE or SCSI if only one drive Message-ID: <m0uoe4S-000QYDC@main.statsci.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 08 Aug 1996 18:04:14 -0400." <Pine.OSF.3.95.960808174847.4877D-100000@uplink.eng.umd.edu> References: <Pine.OSF.3.95.960808174847.4877D-100000@uplink.eng.umd.edu>
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Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> wrote:
> I've seen this point so often, I'd thought I'd comment. I paid $360 each
> for my two newest 2GB SCSI disks:
> ...
> They're from Hi-Tech Distributors in LA, 800-406-1275.
Any idea if they have a web page? I'll have to give them a call...I've
seen mentions of them before (either a URL or an ad in Computer Shopper).
> Scsi isn't always so expensive as everyone says, as long as you compare
> apples to apples (and not comparing the cheapest IDE quote against
> the most expensive SCSI quote).
Which is what I've been trying to do...what I'd _like_ to find is a drive
that is new (3-5 yr warranty), ~2Gb, 3.5" half height, reasonable
performance (this is for a home PC that doesn't get pounded on heavily),
decent track record and free :-)). Currently, my $$$ constraints are that
I'd like to squeeze a V.34 modem upgrade (any opinions on the USR
Sportsters for a home, primarily dial-out use?) out of the same ~$500 that
I've accumulated in my computer upgrade budget. That basically puts my
goal for disk drive price down in the low $300 range.
I see IDE drives that I think fit the bill advertised in the Sunday
newspaper at local stores and at various web sites. Finding SCSI drives
that fit the bill seems to be a bit harder.
> I have no doubt there's even cheaper out there.
True...the trick is finding them.
thanx,
Scott Blachowicz Ph: 206/283-8802x240 Mathsoft (Data Analysis Products Div)
1700 Westlake Ave N #500
scott@statsci.com Seattle, WA USA 98109
Scott.Blachowicz@seaslug.org
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