mattioli@took.dec.com (John R. Mattioli) (02/10/90)
I've now placed two orders with HDI and I've had two problems. The
first time it took them over three weeks to deliver my drive to me. This
wouldn't have been so bad, except that they told me 4 to 6 business days. The
second time, they lost my order completely. Perhaps HDI doesn't realize that
people depend on getting what they order. I'm totally fed up with them and I'm
not used to being treated like this by companys I need to do business with.
Ok, enough of the complaint portion of this message.
I'm looking to order a Quantum pro105s hard disk for a reasonable price.
The pro40s (the first drive I ordered from HDI) is working great and I'd just
like more disk space. Can someone please suggest a place (other then HDI) where
I can get one of these drives? Alternatively, can someone give me a phone
number for Quantum? I'd really appreciate any help that is available.
John
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Littleton, Ma. 01460darrylo@hpnmdla.HP.COM (Darryl Okahata) (02/12/90)
In comp.unix.i386, mattioli@took.dec.com (John R. Mattioli) writes: > I've now placed two orders with HDI and I've had two problems. > The first time it took them over three weeks to deliver my drive to > me. This wouldn't have been so bad, except that they told me 4 to 6 > business days. The second time, they lost my order completely. > Perhaps HDI doesn't realize that people depend on getting what they > order. I'm totally fed up with them and I'm not used to being treated > like this by companys I need to do business with. Interesting. I, too, would like to know the name of a good company. I'm thinking of putting together a lunchbox 386 PC, and I'm looking for a good source of half-height 300MB SCSI or ESDI drives. -- Darryl Okahata darrylo%hpnmd@hpcea.HP.COM
bill@inebriae.UUCP (Bill Kennedy) (02/13/90)
In article <3320002@hpnmdla.HP.COM> darrylo@hpnmdla.HP.COM (Darryl Okahata) writes: >In comp.unix.i386, mattioli@took.dec.com (John R. Mattioli) writes: > > >> I've now placed two orders with HDI and I've had two problems. [ problems with Hard Drives International ... ] > > Interesting. I, too, would like to know the name of a good >company. I'm thinking of putting together a lunchbox 386 PC, and I'm >looking for a good source of half-height 300MB SCSI or ESDI drives. I wasn't going to post, but there has been enough conversation about it and Darryl is putting together a luggable, so here goes. I have had excellent luck dealing with: Storage System Engineering Services 3350 Scott Boulevard #1902 Santa Clara, CA 95054 (408) 727-6040 I have no affiliation with them other than having spent several thousands of dollars in their store and via mail order. I used to deal with Eric, the principal (I think) but haven't talked to him in nearly a year. I have recently been dealing with Gloria. She sounds like an airhead on the phone, but when I needed 4Mb of 80ns column static RAM chips for my old Micronics, she rounded 'em up and had them in UPS Red the same day. They were the right parts even though a different manufacturer and part number than I ordered. I've bought a lot of stuff from Eric and gotten some pretty good advice as well (like don't buy his EGA luggable). He's no UNIX buff, but knows his products and his vendors. He is the local distributor for a rather complete line of cases for portables and desktop machines. He's price competitive although not the least expensive. I generally spend a little more when I want the reliability. He'll haggle a little, but not much. If you tell him you can get it for $10 less at Fry's, he sends you to Fry's. 'nuff said. -- Bill Kennedy {texbell,att,cs.utexas.edu,sun!daver}!ssbn!bill bill@ssbn.WLK.COM or attmail!ssbn!bill
terry@tah386.manhattan.ks.us (Terry Hull) (02/13/90)
darrylo@hpnmdla.HP.COM (Darryl Okahata) writes: > Interesting. I, too, would like to know the name of a good >company. I'm thinking of putting together a lunchbox 386 PC, and I'm >looking for a good source of half-height 300MB SCSI or ESDI drives. You might try DC Drives. They advertize in Computer Shopper and have LOTS of drives. I ordered from them once, but they backordered the drive on me, so I reordered from an Imprimis distributor, Rorke Data Supply. -- Terry Hull Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University Work: terry@eecea.eece.ksu.edu, rutgers!ksuvax1!eecea!terry Play: terry@tah386.manhattan.ks.us, rutgers!ksuvax1!eecea!tah386!terry
richard@pegasus.uucp (Richard Foulk) (02/13/90)
> I'm looking to order a Quantum pro105s hard disk for a reasonable price. >The pro40s (the first drive I ordered from HDI) is working great and I'd just >like more disk space. Can someone please suggest a place (other then HDI) where >I can get one of these drives? Alternatively, can someone give me a phone >number for Quantum? I'd really appreciate any help that is available. I'm not sure if they handle Quantum or not, but I've been really pleased with a company call Dirt Cheap Drives for larger high-performance drives. They ship the same day you call, even if you call late in the day. And they have some great prices at times. Their number: 800-872-6007. -- Richard Foulk richard%pegasus.uucp@nosc.mil richard@pegasus.uucp richard@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu
nvk@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Norman Kohn) (02/14/90)
In article <8252@shlump.nac.dec.com> mattioli@took.dec.com (John R. Mattioli) writes: > > I've now placed two orders with HDI and I've had two problems. The >first time it took them over three weeks to deliver my drive to me. This >wouldn't have been so bad, except that they told me 4 to 6 business days. The >second time, they lost my order completely. I've ordered a couple of drives and accessories from HDI over the years and haven't had any trouble. With any vendor, however, I first ask if the item is being shipped from stock... and I often place no order, or order with a void date, if not. No vendor has complete control over when he'll get stock from the mfr, though all seem to be optimistic (and yes, sometimes I call back only to learn that the item arrived but all have been sold. But then, I asked for it). -- Norman Kohn | ...ddsw1!nvk Chicago, Il. | days/ans svc: (312) 650-6840 | eves: (312) 373-0564
steve@nuchat.UUCP (Steve Nuchia) (02/16/90)
This may border on commercial, I'll keep it short. I suspect that a lot of readers of .i386 are price-sensitive, as I and a lot of my clients are. I have established good relations with some reliable vendors of surplus and refurbished drives (and occasional other components). Their inventories are unpredictable and volatile, and their margins are thin. If any of you need a drive cheap and can tell me what you want and how much you are willing to pay I would be willing to act as a broker, matching up your requests to what is available and processing the order for, oh, 10% maybe?. It would help me keep my volume up with the distributers. I don't want to get into a lot of handholding at that price though. Warranties are generally 90 days except for the occasional manufacturer's surplus parts, which run 1-2 years usually. There is no tech support, you need to know what you are doing. Controllers, tape drives, and random other stuff occasionally available. If you're interested I need a phone number and a list of requirements, each listing model number(s) or list of acceptable brands new, refurb, or used $/drive or $/megabyte limits, exclusive of shipping. quantity date needed by (so I can cull the card if not filled) I'll start worrying about how to manage the financial end if/when interest is indicated. Nuff said. -- Steve Nuchia South Coast Computing Services (713) 964-2462 "If the conjecture `You would rather I had not disturbed you by sending you this.' is correct, you may add it to the list of uncomfortable truths." - Edsgar Dijkstra