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Subject: Re: ASUS T2P4 and Adaptec 2940AU
In-Reply-To: <1.5.4.32.19970120073350.0073e868@internode.net> from Doug Russell at "Jan 20, 97 00:33:50 am"
To: drussell@internode.net (Doug Russell)
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 22:36:58 -0800 (PST)
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> At 12:49 AM 1/18/97 -0800, Rodney W. Grimes wrote:
> 
> >Again, we (the consumer) are getting screwed by the manufactures, most
> >if not all of them have stopped 2G and smaller SCSI drive production,
> >and shifted the bottom of the IDE curve to 2G.  The smallest _current_
> >production SCSI drive I can buy is 4G.
> >
> >1G and 2G drives can still be found in the channel, but most of these
> >are OEM overruns and/or excess inventory liqudations (at premium
> >prices since the high volume folks know they are a scarce product.)
> 
> Western Digital rwecently introduced 4 new SCSI drives, all 7200 RPM, 2.0
> and 4.0 gig, with Ultra, and Ultra Wide versions of the two sizes.  The
> prices are in line with other U/UW drives, at least around here (dealer
> prices, Canada).

So Western Digital is going to try the SCSI stuff again.. this will be
the third time WD has ``introduced'' SCSI product... wonder how long
they will last this time :-)  Quantum did introduce a 2G version of
the Atlas II drive, but the latest word on it is that it won't see
the light of day, or at least no one can give me an ``ETA'' for
product.

> 
> >Shelved due to lack of time, caused by manufactures who keep me
> >running around trying to make their latest cost reductions work :-(.
> 
> At least you aren't the only one with the same problems.  :-(
> 
> Later......                                             <Doug>
> 
> 
> 


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