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From: ruslan@uncecs.edu (Robin C. LaPasha)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.marketplace
Subject: Seeking buying advice for Quantum 105M SCSI HD
Keywords: Quantum, SCSI, HD, dealers
Message-ID: <1991Jan24.034254.14482@uncecs.edu>
Date: 24 Jan 91 03:42:54 GMT
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Organization: UNC Educational Computing Service
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We wanna buy a (new) Quantum 105 meg hard disk.  Can you folks help us
figure what to specify and who to get it from?

Specific questions -

The drive:  

	1)  Most folks seem to call this a "ProDrive".  Is this a 
particular model or just what they happen to name their drives?
	2)  BriWall tried to sell us a 100 meg drive, since they didn't
have the 105 one in.  (They also quoted a price for the 105 that was
higher than what was printed in their January ad...)  Have y'all ever
heard of Quantum putting out a 100 meg drive?  (We hadn't.)
	3)  Okay, we know that it needs to be a SCSI drive, internal
in our case (just going to hang it off the 2091.)  Is there any particular
model number that we should ask for - or any that we should avoid - in
order to get a happy Amiga-ready drive?

The dealers:

	Generally we deal with Safe Harbor, but their drive prices are
a tad higher (i.e. almost $100) than those listed elsewhere.  So...
keeping in mind little surprises like shipping/handling and credit
card costs, or draconian return/refund policies, can you suggest any
really good mail order deals that hold up under scrutiny?
	In the February 91 Computer Shopper, page 427, we see an ad by
the "Hard Drives International" company, which has (a/the) Quantum 105 meg 
SCSI drive for $499.  Has anybody got any stories to tell about these guys, 
bad or good?  (They also have the tradenames "PowerDrive" when they're 
speaking to Mac folks... and the ad says the company's a division of 
"Insight Distribution Network," if that provides any info.)

Thanks in advance!
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