hamachi@turtlevax.UUCP (Gordon Hamachi) (10/17/86)
Here's a survey of hard disk prices. Those with a page number were taken
from ads in the November 1986 issue of Macworld. Some of these are
manufacturers' prices, while others are mail order prices. Those with page
number "CW" came from ComputerWare's 8/27/86 price list.
This Autumn the prices on 20 meg hard disks continue to Fall. The price
leader seems to be the Jasmine 20, only $599! According to their half-page
ad, the Jasmine includes:
1 year replacement warranty
30 day money back guarantee
electronic surge protector
100's of free public domain programs
free shipping
4% prepaid cash discount
Likewise for 30 meg drives. Check out Warp Nine's Photon 30, for only $795.
90 day factory warranty. 1 year warranty extra.
30 day money back guarantee
Page Manufacturer Model Price Notes
79 Paradise Mac 10 $399 Serial?
197 Jasmine Direct Drive 20 $599 SCSI
79 LoDown 10 $649
73 Corvus 5.5MB $675 Serial?
22 Warp Nine Photon 20 $695
73 Paradise 10MB $725 Serial?
79 SuperMac Dataframe 20 $729
73 Paradise 20MB $745 Serial?
42 PCPC MacBottom 20 $749 Serial
208 CMC Computer HardMAC+20 $795
22 Warp Nine Warp 20 $795 Internal, for Mac512K
22 Warp Nine Photon 30 $795
77 Peak Systems Plus-20 $799
CW Supermac Tech Dataframe 20 $830
77 Peripheral Land PL 20 $839
CW LoDOWN 20 $840
22 Warp Nine Warp 20 $849 Internal, for MacPlus
77 PCPC MacBottom 20 $869
79 PCPC MacBottom 20 $879 Serial
77 LoDOWN 20 $889
77 MDIdeas HD20 $899
77 Peachtree Tech S20+ $899
77 MICAH 30MB $929 External
98 Mirror Tech 20x $939
42 PCPC MacBottom 20 $949
77 Peak Systems Plus-30 $969
77 Trimar Generic 20 $979
157 Corvus 5.5MB Omnidrive $979 ?
40,77 MagNet 30x $995
73 Techmar 5MB Removable $999 Serial?
73 Techmar 10MB Mac Drive $999 Serial?
73 Iomega Bernoulli 5 $999 Serial?
77 MagNet 20 $1095 Internal
98 Mirror Tech 30x $1095
77 Peripheral Land PL 30 $1099
CW MICAH 20AT $1120 Kit
CW MDIdeas HD 20 $1140
77 MICAH AT20 $1159 Internal
CW MICAH 20AT $1170 Installed
208 CMC Computer HardMAC+40 $1295 Twin 20 MB
77 MDIdeas HD30 $1299
77 Peak Systems Plus-45 $1299
157 Iomega 5MG $1350
157 Corvus 11.1M Omnidrive $1379 ?
77 LoDOWN 20/20 Combo $1439 20M+20M Tape
22 Warp Nine Photon 2001 $1495 20M Tape
42 Iomega Bernoulli 10 $1495
77 Univation 30 $1529
77 LoDOWN 40 $1699
77 Peak Systems Sierra $1719 20M+40M Tape
77 Peripheral Land MacStor10 $1739 10MB Removable cartridge
77 Univation 1-10 $1749 Removable
73 Iomega Bernoulli 10 $1800
77 Peak Systems Sierra XL $1859 30M+40M Tape
77 Iomega Bernoulli 2-10 $1869 (same as 10+10?)
42 Iomega Bernoulli 20 $1895
77 AST Research AST-2000 $1959 20MB+20MB Tape
157 Corvus 21.6M Omnidrive $1959 ?
98 Iomega Bernoulli 10+10 $1995
42 Iomega Bernoulli 10+10 $2095
77 Univation 40 $2169
CW AST Research 2000 $2195
77 Univation 20+10 $2359 20M+10M Removable or 40M Tape
77 Iomega Bernoulli 2210 $2399 (same as 20+20?)
77 MagNet 40/40 $2595 40M+40M Tape
98 Iomega Bernoulli 20+20 $2595
77 Univation 30+10 $2649 30M+10M Removable or 40M Tape
42 Iomega Bernoulli 20+20 $2695
77 Univation 2-10 $2749 Removable
77 Univation 40+10 $3149 40M+10M Removable or 40M Tape
77 LoDOWN 80 $3399
157 Corvus 45.1M Omnidrive $3399 ?
CW AST Research 4000 $4890
77 AST Research AST-4000 $4899 74MB+60MB Tape
Notes:
The Bernoulli Box isn't really a hard disk, is it?
Some prices include SCSI cables
Shipping is extra
All I know is prices! You might also consider reliability and software.
Disclaimer:
I have made an effort to present accurate information; however, I
claim no responsibility for the accuracy of these figures.
I am not affiliated with any disk manufacturer or disk retailerdillon@CORY.BERKELEY.EDU (Matt Dillon) (10/19/86)
>Notes: > > The Bernoulli Box isn't really a hard disk, is it? The Bernoulli Box uses X Meg removable cartridges. Thus, a 20+20 is a BB with two 20Meg cartridge drives. The cartridges have the same or faster access time than most hard disks. 20Meg cartridges costs about $50 each (but hell, it's 20Meg!). Systems range from 5Meg drives to 20Meg drives and NO, you cannot put 20Meg cartridges in 5Meg drives. The highest-end Bernoulli Box so far is one with an 80Meg Hard Drive and two 20Meg cartridge drives (however, this may not be available for the MAC). -Matt