On Tue, 14 Nov 2017, Keith Lofstrom wrote:
The question about Amazon and Newegg and ??? is ... am I missing a better source for online orders?
Keith, You might consider eBay. Some vendors there sell new in box hardware for very reasonable prices (others want outlandish prices). It's another option. I had a 320G WD Blue drive fail within warranty and they quickly replaced it. My first hard drive (purchased in 1987) was a Seagate 225 (25M) and it lasted years until I replaced the Epson 8086-based system with a 286 system. As Dan noted, some models within a manufacturers line are better than other models. More than a decade ago I shopped for a hard drive at ENU and was advised to not buy the one on sale as it was not as reliable as the next larger capacity drive. This based on the number of returns they had. Yes, good local advice is invaluable. Good luck shopping, Rich _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
