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On Mon, 18 Aug 1997, Joshua Hosseinof <hosseino@ymail.yu.edu> said: > I would recommend the following: IBM DCRA-22160 2.1GB from Bason > computers $329 - 800-238-4453 or IBM DLGA-23080 3.0GB from Bason > computers $499 > Caddy for thinkpad from PS Solutions: $ not sure but most probably > under $75 - Their phone number is 972-548-8080 - They have caddies > for 355, 360, 750, 755, 760, 365, and 701. Maybe for 560 as well > but its not in the catalog. > So if you got the 2.1GB plus the caddy that gives you a grand total > of $404 plus shipping. And it's a genuine IBM hard drive. I've been educating myself about the full range of HDDs available. There are three variables: the disk manufacturer (I'm considering only IBM and Toshiba), the ready-to-plug drive manufacturer (I've found out that all of the third-party companies that were on my list really buy the disks from IBM or Toshiba and put them in caddies with their label slapped on the caddy), and the reseller (you almost always have to buy the drive from a different company like Computer Discount Warehouse or CMPExpress, not the manufacturer itself). I could buy an IBM 2.1GB HDD for as little as $426 if I cut out the drive manufacturer (buy the bare disk and the caddy separately and assemble them myself), $740 from a good-quality drive manufacturer like Sigma Data that buys IBM disks, or as much as $1100 from IBM itself via the cheapest reseller. If I go with a Toshiba MK-2101MAN 2.1GB (HDD-2616) assembled by a company like Procom Technology and sold by CMPExpress (also assembled by Simple Technology and sold by Computer Discount Warehouse), it'd cost only $520 compared to Sigma Data's $740 and not much more than assembling a genuine IBM disk myself. Has anyone EVER bought a 760 caddy from PS Solutions ($50 + shipping), bought an IBM DRCA-22160 2.1GB HDD from Bason Computers ($329 + California tax + shipping), and assembled them together? I called PS Solutions and asked the owner, Jacqueline Green, some questions. Apparently the cable, insulating plastic liner, and screws are included, the screw holes are drilled in two patterns which will line up with all HDD brands (i.e., IBM and Toshiba), and the only tool required is a screwdriver. I've got to be missing something; what's the catch? Sincerely, John Interrante