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Anywhere to buy small but new hard drives?

  • 12-11-2003 11:58pm
    #1
    BoB_BoT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,835 ✭✭✭


    as the title asks, anyone know? Looking for something around the 6-10gig area (new). I know where I can get some reconditioned ones, but the prices they're asking are a bit crazy.
    Thanks,
    Rob


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  • #2
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    You cant buy anything that small new these days. 20 gb is the minimum and only a few of then left but prices are so low why not buy more space?

    Mike.


  • #3
    Gerry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,457 ✭✭✭Gerry


    I have a 4 gig maxtor drive here. Pm me with a decent offer, if its not decent I won't bother selling it.


  • #4
    Capt'n Midnight
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    www.jaguarcompsys.ie - resonable 20GB and 40GB

    For business networks where you don't store data on PC's 10GB would be loads...


  • #5
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65,649 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    Originally posted by Capt'n Midnight
    www.jaguarcompsys.ie - resonable 20GB and 40GB/B]

    Cheapest drive there is €60 incl VAT :(

    Have some spare small ones 1.7 - 4.3 GB that I'll let go cheaply :)

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  • #6
    Capt'n Midnight
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    Originally posted by BoB_BoT
    as the title asks, anyone know? Looking for something around the 6-10gig area (new). I know where I can get some reconditioned ones, but the prices they're asking are a bit crazy.
    Thanks,
    Rob

    BTW:
    Do you mean secondhand ?

    Or do you mean they are rebuilt and guaranteed ?


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  • #7
    BoB_BoT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,835 ✭✭✭BoB_BoT


    well i'd prefer new and packaged, but a reliable second hand dealer that has them reconditioned would do.


  • #8
    Tivoli
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,008 ✭✭✭Tivoli


    the reason companies keep improving things is because the old ones keep droping in price until they sell for less then it costs to make them.

    buy second hand or else get a nice big drive and you won't have to buy again for a few years


  • #9
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,264 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Originally posted by tlachta
    the reason companies keep improving things is because the old ones keep droping in price until they sell for less then it costs to make them.

    buy second hand or else get a nice big drive and you won't have to buy again for a few years

    Disagree Strongly - I don't feel that IDE drives made nowadays are more reliable than ones made a decade ago..
    I reckon there is a market for CLASSIC drives ie. ones that have PROVEN low MTBF rather than the advertised "designed" MTBF's

    Yes it takes about €50-60 (retail) to produce a Zero capacity hard drive - motors / controllers etc.


  • #10
    Tivoli
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,008 ✭✭✭Tivoli


    capt- nah mate you got me wrong, i don't think there more reliabal, but they improved in speed and size

    i took form BoB_BoT original post that he might be curious why- if you can get a new 120gig drive for say €120 euro why you can't get a new 10 gig drive for €10, thats what i was trying to explain,

    although your post actually explained it better, lol


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