gallo@fstvax.dec.com (Ralph's Pretty Good Grocery.) (01/16/88)
I am planning,within the next two weeks to purchase
a Central Point Software 3.5" disk drive for my Laser.I want to
purchase this item via mail order.
My question is,can someone recommend a reliable
mail order source for hardware?.The price of the drive has seemed
to settled at about $185,just about anywhere I've looked,so price
is not a much as a factor as replacement policy,etc.
In a related topic,what brand of media do you
recommend? I am interested in both 5.25" and 3.5" media.
I want to do this right the first time,so any
advice would be appreciated.
/tomg
***** Opinions expressed here are soley my own and NOT those of my
EMPLOYER *************************************************halp@TCGOULD.TN.CORNELL.EDU ("Bruce P. Halpern") (01/18/88)
For 5.25 inch disks, at least, you might want to try MEI/MICRO CENTER, 1100 Steelwood Road, Columbus OH 43212-9972 (tel:800-634-3478). Their 5.25 inch disks sell for $0.25 each in lots of 200, sleeves and right- protect tabs [but not lables] included. For losts of 100, they are $0.27 each. I have used them on Apple ][e and ][c, and on IBM AT and XT, with no problems. These prices are good until 1/20/88. They also have 3.5 inch disks at $0.99 each in lots of 50, but I haven't yet tried them. A recent review article in _Software News_ (I think) indicates that there was no correlation between price and quality for 5.25 inch disks. ****DISCLAMER: My comments, etc., are my own shakey opinions ******** | Bruce P. Halpern Psychology & Neurobiology & Behavior Cornell Ithaca | | ARPA: halp@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu | | BITNET: HALP@CRNLTHRY D57J@CORNELLA D57J@CRNLVAX5 | | PHONE: 607-255-6433 Uris Hall, Cornell U., Ithaca, NY 14853-7601 |