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Xref: sserve comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc:18158 alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus:16 comp.os.linux.hardware:1981 comp.os.386bsd.misc:5289 comp.os.os2.misc:125278 Path: sserve!mana!posgate.apana.org.au!warrane.connect.com.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.starnet.net!wupost!newspump.wustl.edu!bigfoot.wustl.edu!rgit!cjw2 From: cjw2@rgit.wustl.edu (Christopher J. White) Newsgroups: io.general,io.computers,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.os2.misc Subject: Re: List of recommended hardware components Date: 6 Feb 1995 14:09:09 GMT Organization: Washington University, St. Louis MO Lines: 19 Message-ID: <3h5ai5$e43@bigfoot.wustl.edu> References: <3g890k$cbl@ionews.io.org> <3glt8q$2vc@gate.sinica.edu.tw> <3h3pnp$9dq@tuba.cit.cornell.edu> <Pine.HPP.3.91.950206135131.3670I-100000@bredero.cs.ruu.nl> NNTP-Posting-Host: rgit.wustl.edu In article <Pine.HPP.3.91.950206135131.3670I-100000@bredero.cs.ruu.nl>, Thomas van Kuipers <tjwhkuip@cs.ruu.nl> wrote: >On 6 Feb 1995, S. Lee wrote: > >> > * Seagate ST5660N, Fast SCSI-2, 540 megabytes [$327.74] >> >> Can't say about the others, but I'd say getting a 850Mb EIDE HD for less >> money would be a better move. Or perhaps you can find a cheaper SCSI HD? >> $300+ for 540M is too expensive. > >A 540 MB EIDE/SCSI cost about $250. 1.2 GB EIDE Connor about $500... You can get a 730M Quantum Drive (SCSI-2) for $295. I've heard that they stopped making this drive, their concentrating on higher densities, but there are still quite a lot out there. Try Insight if you're interested. cj white