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$1 per GB: What am I Missing Here??? - Panopticon - 03-29-2006
Spotted this on Computer Geeks Clearance Sale http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=LM30A011
$30 + $6-9 shipping fee
* Quantum 30 GB UDMA/66 7200 RPM IDE Hard Drive
* General Features:
* 30 GB formatted storage capacity
* UDMA/66 transfe rate
* 7200 RPM spindle speed
* 2 MB Buffer
* 8.5 ms average seek time
* 4.17 ms average latency
* E-IDE interface
* 3.5-inch form factor <---Not a notebook drive!
* Notes:
* Drive Only
* Part No.: LM30A011
Part #: LM30A011
Warranty: 90 Days
Condition: Used
Packaging: Plain Packed
Ship Weight: 1.5 lbs
Manufacturer: Quantum
MFG Part #: LM30A011
Supported By: Geeks
Availability:
In Stock And Ready To Ship!
Only 2 left
They've already sold 3 of them!!
WTF, is this the WOZ signature model or something??
Re: $1 per GB: What am I Missing Here??? - New.Dad - 03-29-2006
I think *the drive* is "missing" a couple hundred gigs.
Re: $1 per GB: What am I Missing Here??? - Racer X - 03-29-2006
some PCs can't use a hard drive over 32 gigs AFAIK. And FAT32 can't be used on Win2K or XP on a volume larger than 32 gigs unless you use 3rd party formatting solutions.
so there are some reasons why some poor idiot might be fooled into spending that much.
Re: $1 per GB: What am I Missing Here??? - endymion - 03-29-2006
And $30 is about the cheapest you can buy any HD these days anyway... it's like they're not even worth the shipping/stocking/sales costs at a lower price point.
I'd get one... If I needed one.
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Re: $1 per GB: What am I Missing Here??? - Mike Johnson - 03-29-2006
It's about $90 at serversupply.com. And it's a refurb.
Re: $1 per GB: What am I Missing Here??? - Carm - 03-29-2006
You're missing the MORANS Gene. aka MG
Carm
Re: $1 per GB: What am I Missing Here??? - Donkey Hotay - 03-29-2006
It's also a slow IDE bus ... 66MHz (iMac RevA&B).
Not a problem if it's the only device on a faster bus.