Re: AKLUG mirror server

From: Adam bultman <adamb@glaven.org>
Date: Tue Oct 04 2005 - 12:47:42 AKDT

Oliver, don't sweat it.

I'm picking up a seagate today; we can worry about the other drive when
you return. We should have adequate space for Friday.

Adam

Oliver Savage wrote:

>Ok it's confirmed I have to leave to Copper Center this
>afternoon/night. I still have that $70 on me, can I drop that off with
>you Adam? My cell is 748-4532, if we're unable to meet up you can pick
>it up at my workplace, Bright Solutions 338-8188, 4203 Apollo Dr. Call
>before coming by, I will let the employees know about it.
>
>On 10/2/05, adam bultman <adamb@glaven.org> wrote:
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>>Greg Madden wrote:
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>>>On Sunday 02 October 2005 04:58 am, Oliver Savage wrote:
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>>>>I may have to go out of town on Tues 4th - Fri 7th, I'll know on
>>>>Monday. If so I may have to drop the cash off with someone.
>>>>
>>>>Note that the drive ( http://shop4.outpost.com/product/3492233 ) is
>>>>one per household, I can't find anything cheaper. I can order one on
>>>>my card if we go with it.
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>>>Does the warranty enter into he price/value equation. The Maxtor drive h=
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>as
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>>>a one year warranty (whats up with that) , Seagate has a five year
>>>warranty.
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>>I think a lot of the companies are cutting down on warranties because
>>it's too expensive. Think about it - a heck of a lot of drives die in 3
>>years. They could end up replacing a heck of a lot of drives ni 3 years,
>>so it's cheaper to just... not cover them.
>>
>>Seagates have larger warranties, but are also more expensive.
>>
>>There's a seagate in the best buy ad today for about what... 110 bucks
>>before mail in rebates, and 40 bucks after rebates. Then, there's a
>>200G sata drive at compUSA for 100 bucks I think, WITH sata card.
>>
>>I can find slightly better deals online - 93 bucks for a 200G IDE drive,
>>but after shipping, you might end up paying about the same amount.
>>
>>I can go check out the seagate today and see what the warranty is; if
>>it's more than a year, I'll pick it up. $110 bucks, with two rebates
>>brings the price down quite a ways (any money coming back from the
>>rebates will be to AKLUG, of course). The money Lee is giving and the
>>money I'm giving will cover it. That'll get us moving. We can pick up
>>the second drive a bit more at our liesure... Maybe after the rebates
>>come back?
>>
>>Adam
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