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Unread 05-15-2010, 08:04 AM   #21
HarryC
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Default Re: Large >1TB drives in GOS unit

I think this forum would be much better served without references to conspiracy theories etc. As far as why are the RE drives more expensive, manufacturing costs aren't much different between drives SAS, SATA, SCSI just a few interface chips which cost pennies. How does a drive that cost $300 18 months ago now cost $80-$90 Simple competition and what the market will bear. Why does a Mercury cost more than an equivalent Ford? Difference in trim that costs a few bucks?. And yes I was a hard disk engineer for IBM many years ago granted mainframe hard disks hydralic actuators but the theories are still the same.
Lets stay on topic!
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