Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!nrl-cmf!cmcl2!yale!spohrer-james From: spohrer-james@yale.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: re: Bargain diskettes (BEWARE!!!!) Message-ID: <43459@yale-celray.yale.UUCP> Date: 18 Nov 88 14:34:44 GMT Sender: daemon@yale.UUCP Organization: (none) Lines: 28 From: James Spohrer I order 25 diskettes from MEI/MICRO CENTER just to see what I'd get. Here is what I found: Of the original 25: ------------------- 11 Formatted OK for 800K 13 FAILED!!!! Of the 13 failed: ----------------- 9 Formatted OK for 400K 4 FAILED!!!!! I made it clear I wanted 800K disks, but I'll never order from them again. I ordered Item Number: 148022 3.5" DS Bulk Disks 135-TPI. For the 30 Day return privelege (replacement or money back), I notice you must return the materials in the original packaging (whoops!!!). I plan to have them replaced, just to see if I got a bad batch, but I do not think I will do business with them in the future even if the next batch is OK. I've heard rumors their quality is inconsistent. - Jim Spohrer spohrer@cs.yale.edu -------