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From: bobmon@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (RAMontante)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs,comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.misc
Subject: Re: Maxtor/Newbury 4380
Keywords: Specifications
Message-ID: <18277@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu>
Date: 7 Mar 89 01:47:54 GMT
Reply-To: bobmon@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (RAMontante)
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del@Data-IO.COM (Erik Lindberg) <1120@pilchuck.Data-IO.COM> :
-	[ ... ]
-drive 2190, rated 190 Meg storage, is available locally for $1795. The
-4380 model, rated 380 Meg storage, can be had for $1695. The salesman
-	[ ... ]
-Of course he doesn't have SPECs on the drives, and won't open a box
-to see if there is anything inside (besides the drive, I mean :-)

The salesman refuses to open up the cartons as part of trying to make a
$1700 - $1800 sale ?!?!?!?  This seems just incredibly unreasonable to me.
Is he afraid it'll get dusty if the shrinkwrap is removed?  Will someone
shoplift some of the Megs out of the box if it's opened?  Does he lose
status with the other salesclerks if he has to do anything other than take
your money?

Sounds to me like you're taking a $2K chance in dealing with this store...