16 Mar
1998
16 Mar
'98
8:51 p.m.
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?