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From: dannie@coplex.UUCP (Dannie Gregoire)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A3000
Message-ID: <124@coplex.UUCP>
Date: 2 May 90 14:32:26 GMT
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Organization: Copper Electronics Inc.; Louisville, Ky
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aozer@next.com (Ali Ozer) writes:

>I think it's wonderful that the 3000 comes with a harddisk; at today's
>prices, given a powerful machine like the 3000, it'd be ridiculous for 
>Commodore not to throw in a disk in there (the disk probably costs them
>under $250).  

>(ie, most people won't bother changing the factory partitioning of the disk);
>and I bet this will make the lives of dealers and Commodore's tech support
>people much easier...

>If Commodore were to provide the 3000 without a harddisk, too many people
>would end up making the mistake of buying the machine without it, and then
>getting one later, which would invalidate all the advantages listed above.

I disagree with your reasoning!  First of all even if the drives cost them 
$250 (a 40Meg SCSI under $250 is pretty damn cheap), I doubt they would
turn around be include it in the price for $250, $550 would be more like it.

Secondly, quite a few people will eventually reformat the hard drive anyway.
Especially those with a bridgeboard, who will need to partition part of the
drive for IBM stuff.  Secondly, anyone who purchases UNIX (due out soon!)
will want to repartition it as well!

Purchasing a 3000 WITHOUT a HD is not a mistake.  It simply allows the 
user MORE freedom.  More freedom to use an existing drive.  More freedom
to use a larger or more powerfull drive.  And, more freedom to save money
by purchasing the drive cheaper elsewhere, or waiting a month or two!

A lot of people, like myself, just want a machine now, and will worry about
storage when they have enough money in a month or two ;-)

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