Since I took the plunge 2-1/2 years ago, and bought my PIII 500
($2000) system,(no burner,just an 8x DVD), to replace my ancient 486, of course prices have plummeted. The PIII 500 and Seagate
28.5GB, 7200RPM HDD, at that time, were both around $300 ea.
streetprice.
Memory prices were high for the longest time - I remember jumping on $120 for a 128MB stick 'cause that was the best deal going at the time.(I've since purchased 256MB modules from $170
all the way down to $28!).
My question is, have we seen an industry-wide decrease in quality
of hard drives due to the economy/lower demand, and hence,
increased competition?
I bought 4 IBM drives because of the rave reviews that were on-line everywhere. I've installed a 30GB and 60Gb, and all appears
to be OK under moderate use. Noticed they were made(assembled?) in Hungary or Romania. The two 40GBs appear to
have been "made in Thailand."
Opinions, preferably backed up with facts, would be appreciated.
Sorry, this post should probably be in the discussion section.
Thanks for the input.
- Bill