[KLUG Members] Re: New machine - Linux hardware?
Adam Tauno Williams
members@kalamazoolinux.org
Thu, 28 Jun 2001 15:47:59 -0400 (EDT)
>>The limit's typically around 2 years, actually... two years ago I
>>would have considered 9 GB to be a nice medium capacity hard drive
>>for a typical user's PC. As of right now, Pricewatch.com doesn't
>>list any IDE drives smaller than 20 GB, and the price difference
>>from 20 to 30 GB is nine bucks.
>Unfortunately, the "platter cost" v. the "rest of the drive" is the
>issue. Maxtor is trying to address it with their new 20GB value
>drive. It is a 40GB/platter drive, with one platter and only one
>head. The list is supposed to be $89, so it might be available for
>as low as $50 in quantity.
A 20GB drive with ONE head?! What a sick ^$!(*$% idea.
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