Understood. It should be noted though Chuck that LiteOn & Benq CD/DVD drives ship with both faceplates now (beige & black) and they are easy to change, so a shipping with a black case is no more difficult then a beige anymore.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- FIGHT BACK AGAINST SPAM! Download Spam Inspector, the Award Winning Anti-Spam Filter http://mail.giantcompany.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 6:33 AM > To: The Hardware List > Subject: [H] Colors of Cases and Visible Components > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Reeves" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'The Hardware List'" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 7:47 PM > Subject: RE: [H] SATA II > > > > Yep. I'd use black cases. Outside of the fact they look > "cool" the > > bigger > > reason is this: black cases tend to hide scratches and > minor blemishes > > better then beige cases. > > > > Remember, I am a small timer here, perhaps sales of from 1 to 3 new > computers per month. I am heavy into the repair business, not > mine, theirs! > Think Maytag when you think of mine. > > I can not afford to stock beige and black CD and DVD devices > in light of the > fact their technology changes so fast. I could easily afford > a case of black > floppy drives. > > But perhaps over half of repair jobs where I have to replace > CD and DVD > Devices would have black OEM components now. Over half of my > customers have > DSL or cable Internet, so internal hardware modems are no > longer included in > my quotes for new computers, but are optional. Same principle > probably > applies to CD and DVD devices, time to move on to black. > > Wow! Perfect timing! I just received 6 beige cases yesterday! > > Chuck >
