Jim, In the past, with FAServer model 450, NetApp gave me the model number and micro code rev number of Seagate disks (2/4GB) and we bought it off the street. I am not sure if they still entertain such requests. Philip Thomas Motorola - ATL, M/S M350 2200 W. Broadway M350 Mesa, AZ 85202 rxjs80@email.sps.mot.com (602) 655-3678 (602) 655-2285 (fax)
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From: Jim Davis jdavis@CS.Arizona.EDU Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 13:51:03 -0700 (MST) Subject: Disk drives prices To: toasters@mathworks.com
I'm looking at a netapp quote for 4.3 GB drives at $1200 a pop, and 9 GB drives for $2300 each. Yow.
If I worked for a Big Bucks Corporation -- or the Pentagon -- I wouldn't think twice about it. But since I work for a Strapped University instead, and e.g. Digital 4.3 GB drives in a storageworks cannister run about $950, I've got to wonder if there isn't a cheaper solution. Has anyone got a source for "approved" drives in cannisters (and ideally shelves, too) that's a little closer to market pricing?
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