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From: grobbins@grad1.cis.upenn.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: mail order report: Third Wave hard drives
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Date: 14 Feb 90 18:52:44 GMT
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This is a quick mail-order review.  I purchased a Quantum 105 external
hard drive from Third Wave Computing in Texas (800-284-0486) and I'm 
satisfied.

Pros:  price was MacWeek-competitive; knowledgeable sales rep on phone;
       nice package - neat case, quiet fan, external SCSI select;
       included latest System software and Disinfectant; no credit
       card surcharge; $11 shipping by 2-day FedEx; a billing mistake
       was corrected promptly; good length cable.

Cons:  no manual or warranty card included; internally terminated;
       ugly disk management software included; software strangely
       spread out (for example, disk manager was on the hard drive,
       not on the supplied floppy, though it only runs off a floppy);
       supplied Finder had command keys added, may have been hacked
       in other ways.

Summary:  it's okay to buy from Third Wave, if price matters and if you're
          familiar with setting up and maintaining Mac hard drives.

Grobbins      grobbins@eniac.seas.upenn.edu

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