bmwu@athena.mit.edu (Benson M. Wu) (11/14/90)
the following is a list of high capacity HD prices (600Mb)
according to the Nov. 6 issue of MacWeek. I haven't bought any
driive from any of these companies. I just thought somebody would
be interested in the information. I invite everyone who has
dealing with the mail order companies mentioned below to comment
on his/her experience. I would also be interested to know
if anyone has successfully formatted these drives for the NeXT.
Company Size Access time Price(internal/external)
MacTel Wren 600Mb 16 ms 1899/1999
1-800-950-8411
APS Wren 600Mb 1849/2049
Wren 630Mb 2199/2399
1-800-233-7550
US Computer Merchants Wren 600 Mb 1849/1949
1-800-888-8779
Mac!Direct! Fujitsu 680Mb 16 ms 1848/1948 (5 year warranty)
Wren 600Mb 1795/1895
1-800-621-8461
Club-Mac Wren 600Mb 16.5 ms 1795/1875
Wren 676Mb 15.5 ms 2049/2129
1-800-CLUB-Mac
General Comments:
The Wren drives all come with 1 year warranty.
Club-Mac formatted their drives for the Macintosh.
I am not sure if these prices include connecting cables
or not. I know some vendors definitely do, but I
don't have MacWeek with him presently.
Questions:
The Fujitsu HD seems like the best deal in terms of price,
and warranty. I remember that people have posted in comp.sys.next
in the past complaining about it being too noisy. I would like
to hear from others who have the drive about their experiences.
If a ready made disktab is available, that would be great, too.
Anybody has dealt with the mail-order company (Mac!Direct!) that
carries the Fujitsu HD? Is it reputable like APS?
APS has received many rave reviews in comp.sys.next and comp.sys.mac
but their external HD prices are $200 more than the internal HD.
Most companies charge $100 extra.
Wren speaks for itself. It seems to be the standard other
HD are judged by.
The Quantum 3.5" half-height HD(330Meg & 450 Meg) still have
not shipped yet. Anyone knows when they are sipping? Currently,
most 300Meg HD still cost $1300 or more. The Quantum 330 HD apparently is priced at around $1300. If it ships in quantity, I would expect
the 300 HD prices to fall significantly. Until it ships, the 600 HD
seems to be the best deal for price/performance ratio.
Lastly, has anyone been able to hook up a Syquest drive
(removable 45 Meg cartridge) to the NeXT. I am sure a lot of NeXT Station
owner would be interested. It would be a nice way to back up a HD.
Backing up a 660 HD with a 2.8 floppy would take approximately 200
floppiies. What a nightmare!
Best regards,
Benson Wu
bmwu@athena.mit.eduls1i+@andrew.cmu.edu (Leonard John Schultz) (11/14/90)
On 13-Nov-90 in High Capacity Hard Drive Pr.. user Benson M. Wu@athena.mit. writes: > The Quantum 3.5" half-height HD(330Meg & 450 Meg) still have >not shipped yet. Anyone knows when they are sipping? Currently, >most 300Meg HD still cost $1300 or more. The Quantum 330 HD apparently is pr >iced at around $1300. If it ships in quantity, I would expect >the 300 HD prices to fall significantly. Until it ships, the 600 HD >seems to be the best deal for price/performance ratio. Does anyone know the phone number for quantum? I didn't know they are introducing a 450. I'd like to call them about price, performance, and avalibility. Len