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  • Subject: Re: Cost of tape drives
  • From: David Duerr <dduerr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 21:56:07 -0600
  • Organization: Duerr Business Solutions

The cost of IBM's 8mm tape drive with the two required adapters nearly doubled
the hardware cost of our 600e.  Even my IBM agent was appalled.  I can't 
remember
the exact cost, but I refused to pay it.  It was absolutely absurd.  I have been
looking at other vendor solutions.  Why does IBM continue to shoot themselves in
the foot by making stupid little mistakes like this that draws the ire of their
customers and disproportionately diminishes the excellence of the AS/400.

John Bussert wrote:

> Is it just me, or is there something wrong when the tape drive you buy is a
> substantial part of the cost of the new e series?
>
> John Bussert
> jbussert@stecnet.com
> Swift Technologies, Inc.
> 847-289-8339
>
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