pcops@nfsun.UUCP (Operations) (01/15/90)
I'm thinking of buying a Cutting Edge 45+ Hard Drive for my Mac+ from MacWarehouse @$525. The price seems right, but my question is if the drive itself is worth buying. Can anyone who owns one of these drives tell me what they think of it. Thanks to all who respond, J.M. I.T.G. Pittsburgh, PA
arun@ac.dal.ca (01/18/90)
In article <501@nfsun.UUCP>, pcops@nfsun.UUCP (Operations) writes: > I'm thinking of buying a Cutting Edge 45+ Hard Drive for my Mac+ from > MacWarehouse @$525. The price seems right, but my question is if the > drive itself is worth buying. Can anyone who owns one of these drives > tell me what they think of it. > Well the Cutting Edge series of drives is manufatured by the same company that manufactures the Ehman hard drives. Both hard drives are identical except for a slightly different pattern on teh front panel. They ar eboth manufactured at the same facility with exactly identical components. The only difference is that Ehman drives are sold directly from the manufacturer for $499.00 for 45+ megs and the Cutting Edge drives are sold through retailers at $525.00 (ie from mail order houses). Mac User November 1989 issue reviews both drives and explains this point. Another difference is the software that is bundled with the drive. The Cutting Edge Drive has slightly better software. I have a 45+ meg Ehman drive and found it to be a superb drive for my Mac Plus. I have also used a cutting edge drive and have found it to be identical except for the $25.00 price difference.... >>>ARUN MATHUR<<< Dalhousie University Medical School Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada...
phaedrus@milton.acs.washington.edu (The Wanderer) (01/18/90)
In article <501@nfsun.UUCP> pcops@nfsun.UUCP (Operations) writes: >I'm thinking of buying a Cutting Edge 45+ Hard Drive for my Mac+ from >MacWarehouse @$525. The price seems right, but my question is if the >drive itself is worth buying. Can anyone who owns one of these drives >tell me what they think of it. I have nothing bad to say about Cutting Edge drives; I've bought and used two myself (well, more or less... more on that later), and have had no hardware problems with them at all. The new ones are very quiet, small and attractive, and reasonably fast. If you have a IIci, note that the drive might not boot your machine as it ships--make it very clear when you order that you have a IIci, and make sure that HDD Formatter (not just HDD Manager) is fixed with the drive. And be prepared to expend a little effort playing telephone tag to get technical support. But otherwise, I've had no problems. (And their technical support is still very much better than many other hardware companies I've dealt with--of late, notably Jasmine.) But there is one very important factor to consider when purchasing any Cutting Edge product. All these products are made by Ehman Engineering; "Cutting Edge" is the nameplate they use to sell their products to other dealers/mail order houses. And all of these same products are available directly from Ehman, for reduced prices (an average of $100 less than Cutting Edge pricing). Check MacWorld/MacUser for Ehman ads. Currently, Ehman's 45+-meg prices are $449 for internal, $499 for external. So assuming you're buying an external, you'd still save $26 by going Ehman direct, even at MacWareHouse's sale prices. And you'd only have one company to deal with for support, rather than two. On the other hand, $26 may be worth it to you to obtain MacWareHouse's faster shipping and (I'm told... I shop MacConnection myself) excellent support. But in any case, be aware of your options, and check the Ehman ads before buying. --Disclaimer: I have no relation with Ehman except as a reasonably happy of their hard drive products (only "reasonably" at the moment because I'm still waiting for HDD Formatter to make my new Ehman 80+ external boot my IIci... I called today; it'll supposedly arrive tomorrow... if it does and it works, I'll revert to extremely satisfied... :) -- Internet: phaedrus@u.washington.edu (University of Washington, Seattle) The views expressed here are not those of this station or its management. "If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, consider an exciting career as a guillotine operator!"