Re: EMC DASD (wasCISC to RISC conversion of data)

Al Barsa, Jr. wrote:

> At 11:05 AM 4/8/98 -0400, you wrote:
> >Neil:
> >
> >Neil Palmer wrote:
> >
> >> So, IMHO, the reason 3rd party disk is cheaper, is because IT'S NO
> BLOODY GOOD
> >> !!!!
> >
> >I hate to disagree with this statement.  But the truth is EMC DASD is as good
> >as.  They have grabbed a huge market share and growing by leaps and
> bounds.  The
> >customers are all not that stupid, right?  I have used their DASD without
> >trouble.  OTOH, 3 of my 9332-600 failed.   Everybody of course knows the
> >fantastic unreliability of 9335.   Blanket statements like this only cause
> >misunderstanding.  I believe all DASD manufacturers try their best.   I do
> >believe that mirroring now is the best choice considering the price of
> DASD in
> >general to avoid disk crashes (been there done that).
> >
> I agree with Neil, and disagree with Dave.
>
> The AS/400 is an integrated system, and buying everything from one vendor
> means that you have one person to contact when you have a failure.
>
> EMC has significantly de-emphasized the midrange marketplace.
>
> Here's a good test.  Find out the street price to buy a new IBM DASD unit
> (like a 9337), and a comparable third party unit (EMC, IPL, who else).
> Then have another company call around (so that the 'buyer' and 'seller' are
> not associated) to see how much you could re-sell the new-unused unit for.
>
> You'd be amazed at the difference in value.
>

Unfortunately Al, most users dont buy to resell unless you are an IR or BP.  It 
is
true that the resale market for non-IBM product is thin.  But that should not
preclude your judgment in buying non-IBM equipment.  Unfortunately, IBM created 
a
high priced market place and users have to find a method to get the job done at 
a
reasonable price.  Now, you are going to tell me "you get what you pay for", but
the truth is price is not always the best reliability & durability indicator.
Price, service, quality all play an important role in selection.  Just my 2 
cents.



--
Thank You.

Regards

Dave Mahadevan.. mailto:mahadevan@fuse.net


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