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Subject: Re: Sider hard drive **spoiler** :-)
Message-ID: <503@unmc.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 25-Oct-85 23:02:31 EST
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Posted: Fri Oct 25 23:02:31 1985
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Reply-To: cs2551ao@unmc.UUCP (Dave North)
Organization: Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque
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In article <> ejb@think.UUCP (Erik Bailey) writes:
>In article <9800012@uiucuxa> spk256@uiucuxa.CSO.UIUC.EDU writes:
>>
>>  Hi everyone...Listen, I just got through looking at the
>>latest issue of Incider, and First Class Peripherals has
>>dropped the price of the 10 megabyte hard drive "Sider"
>>to $595!!!  This makes it only $96 more expensive than the
>>new Unidisk 3.5! Here's your choice: an 800k drive for $499,
>>or a 10 meg drive for $595....
>> 
>Unless I'm completely mistaken, The Sider is a piece of junk. I read
>lot's of letters on an Info-Apple net (don't remember the name...), and
>all of it was VERY negative. There were many complaints of the drive
>crashing minutes after it was installed, making funny sounds (grinding)
>and other nasty stuff. Although the product is advertised as a well-made
>product, how can one trust a hard drive for only $595?
>

I didn't see the ad, but I thought the price was $695 + p&h.
Anyway, I have a coupla friends with siders and they like them.
Also, I've read reviews of them (A+, don't remember the other) that
were pretty good.  The best way to make up your mind is decide whether you
want to deal with a mail-order only company.  Cheap, but returns are slow.

I also heard that the support for them is good from the company, i.e. quick
replies to the questions you ask.


 					dave

% ps -a ; let's hear from those that do have siders.