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From: tnert@bisque.cc.utexas.edu (Trent Stevens)
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Subject: FYI:  Double-spin drives for $100-$150 . . .
Date: 6 Mar 1994 18:16:02 GMT
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Since I'm looking for SCSI drives exclusively, I thought I'd pass along info 
on these two non-SCSI drives that I've rejected so far:

1)  Philips CM-206 (I believe) with interface card for $99.90 with the 
purchase of CorelDRAW! 3 or 4, or the upgrade to 4.  $129.95 is the price 
without CorelDRAW!  Their US order line is 1-800-888-4437.

2)  Creative Labs OmniCD with interface card and Aldus Photostyler SE for 
$149.  To get this deal, there's a little more work involved:  find a reseller 
offering the drive for $199 (such as Tandy Corporation's McDuff chain) and go 
to Office Depot to buy it from them.  Office Depot, which appears to be way 
behind their competition, is offering the drive for about $350, but they also 
offer a price-plus-50% (of the difference) matching policy (up to the 
difference plus $50).  Obviously, I haven't tried this, but it should allow 
you to get the drive for $149 (about $200 off OD's price).

Now that I've got your attention . . . has anyone seen any good deals on SCSI 
or SCSI-2 drives lately?  I've seen the new Toshiba for as little as $235 and 
an old NEC for as low as $199, but both drives leave something to be desired 
in terms of access speed.  Thanks in advance for your help, and good luck with 
your own shopping adventures!

Trent Stevens  tnert@bisque.cc.utexas.edu