From: moncrg@iear.arts.rpi.edu (gregory d moncreaff)
Subject: (Sorted!!) Low Prices on Popular Disk Drives August 26, 1992
Organization: the committee for asethetic deletions
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 13:27:13 GMT



Here's a free subset of the ClariNet street price report.   Below you'll
find the lowest prices on a variety of popular computer products,
gathered by reading the ads in major computer magazines such as Computer
Shopper and PC Magazine.  Contributions from readers also help make up
this report.

You may distribute this special report freely, but it is copyright 1992 by
ClariNet Communications and Consumers Database Inc. and must be
distributed intact with the information at the bottom retained.

Street Price Report now has 10,793 current prices on over 4,000 items.
The following are sample low prices from the database.

>> i found it more useful to sort this list by something
>> other than the name of the manufacturer. i came up with
>> to figures to index upon, in fields 1 and 2. the first
>> field contains the cost per megabyte, lower cost being
>> better. the second field is the first multiplied by the
>> access time. this number is useful when speed as well as
>> per unit cost is important. as in the prior case, the 
>> lower number means the
>> better deal...

>> note that the heading and trailing clariet info has been 
>> included as per thier request above ...


>> sorted by field 1:

1.32  18.42 Micropolis 1528 1345MB SCSI 5.25 FH 14ms 1770 East Coast Electrncs
1.41  21.13 Seagate ST41650 1420MB SCSI 5.25 FH 15ms 2000 East Coast Electrncs
1.53  24.46 Seagate ST41200 1050MB SCSI 5.25 FH 16ms 1605 East Coast Electrncs
1.54  19.98 Maxtor P1-17S   1470MB SCSI 5.25 FH 13ms 2259 DC Drives
1.54  22.05 Micropolis 1598 1049MB SCSI 5.25 FH 14ms 1652 East Coast Electrncs
1.64  21.27 Maxtor PO-12S   1027MB SCSI 5.25 FH 13ms 1650 Lyco Computer
1.82  29.09 Micropolis 1568  676MB ESDI 5.25 FH 16ms 1229 DC Drives
1.82  29.18 Micropolis 1624  668MB SCSI 5.25 HH 16ms 1219 DC Drives
1.83  21.92 Fujitsu M2624T   520MB IDE  3.5  HH 12ms  950 Asean Computer
1.86  27.95 Seagate ST4766N  660MB SCSI 5.25 FH 15ms 1230 Lyco Computer
1.88  30.04 Maxtor XT8760S   676MB SCSI 5.25 FH 16ms 1269 MegaHaus
1.89  30.18 Maxtor XT8760E   676MB ESDI 5.25 FH 16ms 1275 V.I.P. Data Systems
1.93  30.84 Micropolis 1588  660MB SCSI 5.25 FH 16ms 1272 East Coast Electrncs
2.00  24.00 Conner CP3540    540MB SCSI 3.5  HH 12ms 1080 Asean Computer
2.02  24.22 Maxtor LXT535A   535MB IDE  3.5  HH 12ms 1080 Lyco Computer
2.04  24.43 Maxtor LXT535S   535MB SCSI 3.5  HH 12ms 1089 Storage Devices Inc.
2.15  32.32 Maxtor 7213A     213MB IDE  3.5  1" 15ms  459 DC Drives
2.16  32.39 Maxtor 7213S     213MB SCSI 3.5  1" 15ms  460 Lyco Computer
2.19  28.49 Maxtor LXT340A   340MB IDE  3.5  HH 13ms  745 Essence Group
2.23  35.69 Seagate ST3144A  130MB IDE  3.5  1" 16ms  290 Lyco Computer
2.26  29.40 Maxtor LXT340S   340MB SCSI 3.5  HH 13ms  769 Datavox
2.28  34.15 Maxtor LXT213A   213MB IDE  3.5  HH 15ms  485 Asean Computer
2.35  28.16 Seagate ST3283A  245MB IDE  3.5  1" 12ms  575 Asean Computer
2.36  35.36 Seagate ST1239A  210MB IDE  3.5  HH 15ms  495 Asean Computer
2.38  40.49 Seagate ST2383A  338MB IDE  5.25 HH 17ms  805 V.I.P. Data Systems
2.43  36.38 Conner CP3204    200MB IDE  3.5  HH 15ms  485 Asean Computer
2.44  41.44 Quantum LPS240A  240MB IDE  3.5  1" 17ms  585 Storage Devices Inc.
2.50  37.50 Maxtor 7120A     120MB IDE  3.5  1" 15ms  300 Lyco Computer
2.50  45.00 Conner CP30104   120MB IDE  3.5  1" 18ms  300 Asean Computer
2.54  35.49 Seagate ST1480A  426MB IDE  3.5  HH 14ms 1080 S.A.G. Electronics
2.70  45.97 Quantum LPS240S  240MB SCSI 3.5  1" 17ms  649 Computer Products
2.71  46.04 Maxtor 7120S     120MB SCSI 3.5  1" 17ms  325 Asean Computer
2.74  43.77 Seagate ST3120A  106MB IDE  3.5  1" 16ms  260 Lyco Computer
2.75  38.50 Micropolis 1664  340MB ESDI 5.25 HH 14ms  935 DC Drives
2.83  48.03 Quantum LPS120A  120MB IDE  3.5  1" 17ms  339 Storage Devices Inc.
2.87  40.13 Micropolis 1684  345MB SCSI 5.25 HH 14ms  989 Soft-Hard Systems
2.88  51.75 Conner CP30100   120MB SCSI 3.5  1" 18ms  345 Upgrades Int'l
3.06  48.90 Seagate ST3096A   89MB IDE  3.5  1" 16ms  272 Mile Hi Micro
3.13  56.25 Maxtor 7080A      80MB IDE  3.5  1" 18ms  250 Asean Computer
3.44  61.88 Maxtor 7080S      80MB SCSI 3.5  HH 18ms  275 Storage Devices Inc.
3.79  94.64 Conner CP3000     42MB IDE  3.5  HH 25ms  159 Storage Devices Inc.
3.83  65.06 Quantum LPS52A    52MB IDE  3.5  1" 17ms  199 Storage Devices Inc.
4.02 112.67 Seagate ST351AX   42MB IDE  3.5  1" 28ms  169 Microlab
4.69 131.33 Seagate ST251-1   42MB MFM  5.25 HH 28ms  197 Nordisk Systems

>> sorted by field 2

1.32  18.42 Micropolis 1528 1345MB SCSI 5.25 FH 14ms 1770 East Coast Electrncs
1.54  19.98 Maxtor P1-17S   1470MB SCSI 5.25 FH 13ms 2259 DC Drives
1.41  21.13 Seagate ST41650 1420MB SCSI 5.25 FH 15ms 2000 East Coast Electrncs
1.64  21.27 Maxtor PO-12S   1027MB SCSI 5.25 FH 13ms 1650 Lyco Computer
1.83  21.92 Fujitsu M2624T   520MB IDE  3.5  HH 12ms  950 Asean Computer
1.54  22.05 Micropolis 1598 1049MB SCSI 5.25 FH 14ms 1652 East Coast Electrncs
2.00  24.00 Conner CP3540    540MB SCSI 3.5  HH 12ms 1080 Asean Computer
2.02  24.22 Maxtor LXT535A   535MB IDE  3.5  HH 12ms 1080 Lyco Computer
2.04  24.43 Maxtor LXT535S   535MB SCSI 3.5  HH 12ms 1089 Storage Devices Inc.
1.53  24.46 Seagate ST41200 1050MB SCSI 5.25 FH 16ms 1605 East Coast Electrncs
1.86  27.95 Seagate ST4766N  660MB SCSI 5.25 FH 15ms 1230 Lyco Computer
2.35  28.16 Seagate ST3283A  245MB IDE  3.5  1" 12ms  575 Asean Computer
2.19  28.49 Maxtor LXT340A   340MB IDE  3.5  HH 13ms  745 Essence Group
1.82  29.09 Micropolis 1568  676MB ESDI 5.25 FH 16ms 1229 DC Drives
1.82  29.18 Micropolis 1624  668MB SCSI 5.25 HH 16ms 1219 DC Drives
2.26  29.40 Maxtor LXT340S   340MB SCSI 3.5  HH 13ms  769 Datavox
1.88  30.04 Maxtor XT8760S   676MB SCSI 5.25 FH 16ms 1269 MegaHaus
1.89  30.18 Maxtor XT8760E   676MB ESDI 5.25 FH 16ms 1275 V.I.P. Data Systems
1.93  30.84 Micropolis 1588  660MB SCSI 5.25 FH 16ms 1272 East Coast Electrncs
2.15  32.32 Maxtor 7213A     213MB IDE  3.5  1" 15ms  459 DC Drives
2.16  32.39 Maxtor 7213S     213MB SCSI 3.5  1" 15ms  460 Lyco Computer
2.28  34.15 Maxtor LXT213A   213MB IDE  3.5  HH 15ms  485 Asean Computer
2.36  35.36 Seagate ST1239A  210MB IDE  3.5  HH 15ms  495 Asean Computer
2.54  35.49 Seagate ST1480A  426MB IDE  3.5  HH 14ms 1080 S.A.G. Electronics
2.23  35.69 Seagate ST3144A  130MB IDE  3.5  1" 16ms  290 Lyco Computer
2.43  36.38 Conner CP3204    200MB IDE  3.5  HH 15ms  485 Asean Computer
2.50  37.50 Maxtor 7120A     120MB IDE  3.5  1" 15ms  300 Lyco Computer
2.75  38.50 Micropolis 1664  340MB ESDI 5.25 HH 14ms  935 DC Drives
2.87  40.13 Micropolis 1684  345MB SCSI 5.25 HH 14ms  989 Soft-Hard Systems
2.38  40.49 Seagate ST2383A  338MB IDE  5.25 HH 17ms  805 V.I.P. Data Systems
2.44  41.44 Quantum LPS240A  240MB IDE  3.5  1" 17ms  585 Storage Devices Inc.
2.74  43.77 Seagate ST3120A  106MB IDE  3.5  1" 16ms  260 Lyco Computer
2.50  45.00 Conner CP30104   120MB IDE  3.5  1" 18ms  300 Asean Computer
2.70  45.97 Quantum LPS240S  240MB SCSI 3.5  1" 17ms  649 Computer Products
2.71  46.04 Maxtor 7120S     120MB SCSI 3.5  1" 17ms  325 Asean Computer
2.83  48.03 Quantum LPS120A  120MB IDE  3.5  1" 17ms  339 Storage Devices Inc.
3.06  48.90 Seagate ST3096A   89MB IDE  3.5  1" 16ms  272 Mile Hi Micro
2.88  51.75 Conner CP30100   120MB SCSI 3.5  1" 18ms  345 Upgrades Int'l
3.13  56.25 Maxtor 7080A      80MB IDE  3.5  1" 18ms  250 Asean Computer
3.44  61.88 Maxtor 7080S      80MB SCSI 3.5  HH 18ms  275 Storage Devices Inc.
3.83  65.06 Quantum LPS52A    52MB IDE  3.5  1" 17ms  199 Storage Devices Inc.
3.79  94.64 Conner CP3000     42MB IDE  3.5  HH 25ms  159 Storage Devices Inc.
4.02 112.67 Seagate ST351AX   42MB IDE  3.5  1" 28ms  169 Microlab

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