Bruce Johnson writes, <That said, when you can walk into a store and buy a 160 gig hard drive for $60 after rebates, disk space is somewhat less of an issue. I've seen 30 gig drives go for $15 on the LEM swap list.>
Ohh, this sounds so good because a 30 gig drive is precisely what I need right now, and $15 is right in my budget too. But I'd like to ask you, and any other listers here, about your experiences on buying HDs from the swap list. As in, have you ever bought any and it turned out to be a bad drive? I ask because -- sorry this isn't about my Powerbook, but your mention of the swap list caught my attention -- I bought a G3/233 from the swap list -- really good price ($35 + shipping), but unfortunately ended up with two bad HDs (which is why I want to buy a new one, and I'd like a bigger one than the 4 MB and 2 MB those were). That's my only experience buying from the swap list, and it rather makes me hesitate to buy anything else there. So do you think I just ran into an exception, or do you and others who shop on the swap list regularly get both good HDs and/or other equipment at good prices from there as a rule? Thanks, ~Yersinia. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
