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Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Cheaper Expansion Chassis Wanted
Message-ID: <12796@sri-arpa.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 15-Oct-83 11:56:00 EDT
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Posted: Sat Oct 15 11:56:00 1983
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I have a COMPAQ that is out of slots.  I'd like to buy an expansion
chassis for it, but Tecmar wants $945 and IBM wants more for an 8-slot
version with power supply.  If I want two empty bays (for my hard disk
and tape backup from non-IBM vendors), I get fewer slots, a long wait
for the special order, and it costs a lot more.

$945 seems a bit steep for eight slots and a power supply, since the
total hardware and assembly costs (using my company's approximate
rates for both) is about $250, including the enclosure.  Can someone
point me to an alternate source, or am I stuck with Tecmar/IBM?

Thanks.