[Info-vax] source for drives

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In article <a1bc781c-ac18-46dc-a797-4a727a2d077a at r36g2000vbn.googlegroups.com>, "Hein, Nashua NH" <heinvandenheuvel at gmail.com> writes:
>On Sep 16, 7:57=A0am, sapienzaf <sapie... at noesys.com> wrote:
>> On Sep 16, 7:16=A0am, VAXman- =A0 at SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>>
>> > I have an RX2600 which came with a 36GB 15K SCSI. =A0I need more disk s=
>pace.
>> > There were some 73GB drive options for these system. =A0Anyone with a s=
>ource
>> > for drives (the sleds must be included), please post here.
>>
>> HP? =A0Island Computer? =A0eBay?
>>
>> If it were me I'd buy the bare drive on eBay and source the sled
>> seperately from there as well.
>
>Yes, I have good experiences with 'random' drives from Ebay as well.
>I bid for the HP or Compaq ones by minor preference, but they all come
>from the same few factories in general.
>
>The only problem I have had was with IBM labeled drives formatted to
>520 byte sectors. I managed to reformat many to 512, but not all, so I
>will not buy any IBM drives any more, just in case.
>And also be aware of Seagate LCV drives. They are 1.6" high. Typically
>cheap but not so useful. Right now:
>"Seagate 73gb ST173404LCV 10K SCSI 80-Pin 1.6" Lot of 10" =3D $120
>
>The sleds / trays are the hardest to find.
>If someone has a lot, or finds a 'lot' on Ebay then please let us know
>here, or Email some possibly interested parties like Brain or myself
>directly.
>Let's not bid against each other ?!

Some parts seller will outbid us Hein and then turn around and resell
them with a 1000% markup.  At least, that has been my experience with
ye olde DEC kit on eBay.

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