stern@hc.DSPO.GOV (michael Stern) (07/12/88)
CDA computer sales has the Rodime 140meg external SCSI hard drive on sale for $1395. I don't know much about the drive, except that I've heard it's pretty fast (Rodime makes the drive themselves, I believe). The price is definately good for a Mac hard drive, although I must confess that 140meg is more than I'll need for a while. Does anybody have any experience with the company? I'd apreciate EMail or posted replies. I won't be buying a drive for another couple of months, so if anybody has heard of any great deals imminent in the 80-140 meg range, I'm willing to wait. Thanks, Stern
chari@killer.UUCP (Chris Whatley) (07/12/88)
In article <14326@hc.DSPO.GOV>, stern@hc.DSPO.GOV (michael Stern) writes: > [stuff deleted] > another couple of months, so if anybody has heard of any great deals imminent > in the 80-140 meg range, I'm willing to wait. > > Thanks, > Stern A dealer in Vermont has CMS 140meg internals and externals for less than that. His name is Don Mayer and the phone is 800/541-2318. He's a real nice guy and his prices are dirt cheap. He also buys used Macs and periphreals(is that spelled right?). By the way, the 140 meg in the CMS drive is the same as the one in the Rodime drive. Chris -- ___________________________________________________________ "Henry, have you and Mary had sexual intercourse?" -Mrs. X chari@killer.UUCP CI$:71370,1654
lbaum@bcsaic.UUCP (Larry Baum) (07/12/88)
In article <14326@hc.DSPO.GOV> stern@hc.dspo.gov.UUCP (Michael Stern) writes: > > CDA computer sales has the Rodime 140meg external SCSI hard drive on >sale for $1395. I don't know much about the drive, except that I've heard >it's pretty fast (Rodime makes the drive themselves, I believe). > The price is definately good for a Mac hard drive, although I must >confess that 140meg is more than I'll need for a while. > Does anybody have any experience with the company? > I'd apreciate EMail or posted replies. I won't be buying a drive for >another couple of months, so if anybody has heard of any great deals imminent >in the 80-140 meg range, I'm willing to wait. > > Thanks, > Stern Well, I have no idea how unusual my experience was, but I had a terrible time with CDA! In September, I ordered a MacBottom hard disk. The salesperson assured me it was in stock and would be shipped that day. A week later, having received no hard disk nor any call about it I called them. They said that they were out of stock but expected a new shipment within the week. When I asked why the salesman had told me the disks were in stock, they made some meaningless comment. I then spent the nxt TWO MONTHS waiting for my MacBottom. Not once did they call me to explain why I wasn't getting anything. Whenever I called them, I got the same line: that it was on order and would surely arrive within the week. At some point in November, they changed their phone policy so that their 800 number was only good for new orders, not for information about existing orders. They expected me to pay money to ask them about my order. However, being insistent with the operator, I was able to use the 800 number. It was unpleasant; I do not like being rude over the phone. About the first of December it finally arrived. However, I had simultaneously pretty much given up hope of ever seeing the drive; so I had begun to shop around locally and had found a good deal here. CDA has a no questions asked return policy. Since the drive was noisier than I expected and the local deal was good I returned it, following their instructions to the letter. End of story, or so I thought. In January, I noticed that the charge for the drive had not been matched with a corresponding credit. I called CDA. They checked their records and said that they were sorry. They did not know how it could have happened, but they would issue the credit immediately. When my credit card statement arrived at the end of February, the credit was still not there! I called again and got the exact same reply. I threatened them with mail fraud and a week later I received a receipt showing the credit. (By the way, I had gotten my credit card company to issue me a temporary credit, so I wa snot personally out of pocket.) However, CDA essentially got an interest free loan for $1200 for 3 months with this nonsense. About a month later I got a call from a CDA rep who apologized profusely and sent me a box of 10 Sony diskettes. Needless to say, I will never do business with them again. Larry Baum
Mark_Peter_Cookson@cup.portal.com (07/13/88)
I heard that Jasime is lowering the price of there 140 meg HD to around $1499. And Microtech is selling there 120 meg drive for $1599. I guess that the Jasime is the more drive for the money. But I am going to get the Microtech drive since I am already committed and since the tax on $1499 would bring it past the $1599 mark (I live in CA), and Microtech is in CT. Mark Cookson
tim@ism780c.isc.com (T.W."Tim" Smith, Knowledgian) (07/16/88)
In article <6432@bcsaic.UUCP> lbaum@bcsaic.UUCP (Larry Baum) writes:
< > I'd apreciate EMail or posted replies. I won't be buying a drive for
< >another couple of months, so if anybody has heard of any great deals imminent
< >in the 80-140 meg range, I'm willing to wait.
< Well, I have no idea how unusual my experience was, but I had a terrible time
< with CDA!
Hardware House seems to have a reasonable price on Quantum 3.5" drives.
The 80 Meg 19 ms drive is $977. ( +14.50 for Federal Express ). I ordered
one on Wedensday, and had it in my Mac and running Friday. Disktimer II
numbers are 31,31,0 ( it has a cache that pretty much makes the seek test
in DiskTimer II meaningless ).melnik@topaz.rutgers.edu (Ofer Melnik) (07/17/88)
Could someone send me a copy of DiskTimer II, as well as some stats on how various drives perform. I'm using a 91 Meg Everex EMAC 91D, and it says in the ad it's 19ms, but I want to test it out... Thanks -Ofer [----------------------------------------+----------------------------------] [Ofer Melnik -- Rutgers University ! "If its not in the computer, ] [ melnik@topaz.rutgers.edu ! it doesn't exist." ] [----------------------------------------+----------------------------------]
Mark_Peter_Cookson@cup.portal.com (07/19/88)
Do you have the number of Hardware House? I would be interested in buying an 80 meg drive for $997. That's internal huh? Any deals on external? Mark Cookson