mjkobb@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Michael J Kobb) (01/12/90)
Hi, Does anybody have any advice on which brand of HD floppy to buy, and where to buy them? 47st. photo carries Kodak 3.5" HD floppies for $24.95, but I don't want to buy them if they're going to die after a few months... Thanks, --Mike
gilbertd@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Don Gilbert) (01/14/90)
A mail order company that I've used for a while as a good source of DS/DD floppies (their failure rate is no higher than brand names) is now selling DS/HD high density disks at $0.89/disk in lots of 25. Their DS/DD 3.5" disks are $0.49/disk in lots of 25. Contact: MEI/Micro Center Columbus, OH 1-800-634-3478 I haven't tried their DS/HD disks yet. -- Don Don Gilbert biocomputing office / archive for gilbertd@iubio.bio.indiana.edu / molecular & general biology biology dept., indiana univ., / ftp iubio.bio.indiana.edu bloomington, in 47405, usa / (129.79.1.101) user anonymous
ar4@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Piper Keairnes) (01/15/90)
mjkobb@media-lab.media.mit.edu (Michael J Kobb) writes: > > Does anybody have any advice on which brand of HD floppy to buy, and where >to buy them? 47st. photo carries Kodak 3.5" HD floppies for $24.95, but I >don't want to buy them if they're going to die after a few months... Hmmm... the cheapest I know of is a company called MEI/Micro Center. I've ordered over 100 DS/DD disks from them very cheaply. They are now selling 3.5" HD disks for $0.89 each in lots of 25. Shipping is $.50 per 25 disks and handling, processing, etc. is $3.00 per order. Labels are $1.50 per pack of 50. All in all, an order of 50 disks with 50 labels will cost you $50. Not a bad price, eh?? Or you can go with BRAND name Sony in boxes of 10 DS/HD for $23.45. I have had absolutely no errors with any of the disks I've purchased. The company is fast, reliable, and friendly. What's the number? 1-800-634-3478 in Columbus, Ohio FAX (614) 486-6417 Enjoy the savings... P.S. The prices on disks have been going down monthly. Obviously from all of the business that this company brings in. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Piper Keairnes | ar4@mentor.cc.purdue.edu | General Consultant | | (317) 495-4273 | Macintosh Specialist | Purdue Univ. Computing Center | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
tonyrich@titanic.cs.wisc.edu (Anthony Rich) (01/15/90)
In article <6406@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> ar4@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Piper Keairnes) writes: >I have had absolutely no errors with any of the disks I've purchased. I've bought over 200 regular DSDD 3.5" diskettes from MEI/MicroCenter. The first thing I do is format them all, and sometimes one or two out of 100 fail to format. But they're guaranteed, and MEI/MicroCenter gives you no hassle. Just call their 800 number, tell them how many were bad, and they send you free replacements. They don't ask you to send the bad ones back. (What makes me laugh is that they'll usually send a replacement disk via UPS in a big cardboard box of styrofoam peanuts instead of just popping it in a mailing envelope!) In short, there's little risk in buying their diskettes. I'm a satisfied customer. Tony -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Email: tonyrich@titanic.cs.wisc.edu Phone: 608-271-8450 Disclaimer: The opinions above are mine. Others may agree or disagree. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
gbc@cahaba.med.unc.edu (Geoff Crooks) (01/16/90)
In article <1383@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU> mjkobb@media-lab.media.mit.edu (Michael J Kobb) writes: > Does anybody have any advice on which brand of HD floppy to buy, and where >to buy them? 47st. photo carries Kodak 3.5" HD floppies for $24.95, but I >don't want to buy them if they're going to die after a few months... > Where to get HD Floppies? IMHO, the *ONLY* place to buy floppies of any sort is MEI/Micro Center (1-800-634-3478). Though I've never purchased the HD disks, I went in with some other folx and bought 300 DS/DD 3.5" disks... to date, not a *single* disk has failed. I'm very satisfied with the quality... shipping was a bit slow, but hey.. for the price, I can live with it... and the price? DS/DD $0.45 each (that's $4.50/box) DS/HD $0.89 each (that's $8.90/box) I don't see HOW you can go wrong. Call them and I'm sure they're send you one of their catalogs. I just got a new one a couple of days ago, so those prices are current. Hope this helps. Geoff. Disclaimer: I have no connection with MEI other than as a quite satisfied customer.