oleary@ux.acs.umn.edu (Doc O'Leary) (04/19/91)
I'm beginning to run extremely low on HD space and figure it would be a
good idea to grab myself a 105 Meg Quantum before they're all gone. I'm
sure many of the netters have already taken advantage of the deal, so I
asking some advice on which place to buy from.
Price-wise, here are the top five mail-order houses listed in the May
issue of MacUser:
1. Hard Drives International
2. Wholesale 54
3. MacTel
4. Alliance Peripheral Systems
5. MacLand
Has anybody bought a Quantum (or anything) from these companies? I'm
particularly interested, of course, on which ones to stay away from. I'm
leaning towards W54, which lists the same price ($349) as HDI but with
faster access times (12ms/19ms). If you have been a satisfied customer of
a company not listed above, I would like to hear it.
Also, if you've dropped one of these into an SE, I would appreciate some
info. on how much of a problem it was and any tips that might make the
experience less troublesome.
Email me, please, and I'll post a summary if there is enough of a demand.
Thanks!
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****************** Copyright (c) 1991 by Doc O'Leary ********************costello@UUCP (Michael E. Costello) (04/20/91)
In article <3784@ux.acs.umn.edu>, oleary@ux.acs.umn.edu (Doc O'Leary) writes: > > Price-wise, here are the top five mail-order houses listed in the May > issue of MacUser: > 1. Hard Drives International > 2. Wholesale 54 > 3. MacTel > 4. Alliance Peripheral Systems > 5. MacLand > > Has anybody bought a Quantum (or anything) from these companies? From my standpoint, APS would top the list. Strong points include support (particularly technical and user group support). || Michael Costello, Meeting Director || costello@world.std.com || BCS*Mac || The Boston Computer Society Macintosh User Group || P.O. Box 2591; Woburn, MA 01888 617-631-8188
kent@visix.com (Ken Turner) (04/22/91)
In article <3784@ux.acs.umn.edu>, oleary@ux.acs.umn.edu (Doc O'Leary) writes: > [stuff deleted] > particularly interested, of course, on which ones to stay away from. I'm > leaning towards W54, which lists the same price ($349) as HDI but with > faster access times (12ms/19ms). If you have been a satisfied customer of > a company not listed above, I would like to hear it. > [more stuff deleted] All these drives have an actual average access time of 19ms. Quantum says, however, it "feels" like 12ms with cache effects (kind of like wind chill). Many third-party vendors have latched onto this 12ms figure and advertise it as gospel, confusing a lot of consumers, IMHO. Ken Turner Visix Software Inc. kent@visix.com