Re: Buying HDs on the LEM Swap List (was Re: Best OS for Wallstreet 233

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I have always had pretty good luck with the swap list. (most people are 
generally pretty good to deal with)

I bought a G3/233 here locally and paid $100 and had problems with the modem.

If you can't find a hard drive on the swap list, check your local paper on 
Sundays, as Office Depot, Staples, etc. run specials and you have to mail in a 
rebate, but can get a good deal.

Steve


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.



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Re: Buying HDs on the LEM Swap List (was Re: Best OS for Wallstreet 233

[Brian]

On Wednesday, November 17, 2004, at 11:26 PM, Yersinia wrote:
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

Well, keep in mind that after 4-5 years, the HD could go any day, 
really.  Sure some last longer.  Sure, some do not.

When I get a new computer (even used) the first thing I do to it if 
it's older, is put a new drive in.  Drives get cheaper every month, and 
they are the heartbeat of the system.  It takes so much hassle out of 
thing to know how long it's likely good for.  Especially if it's an 
older system I'm setting up for a parent or whomever.

So $35 for a nice G3, plus say $70 for a huge drive, seems like a super 
deal to me.  A 4 or 5 year old, slow drive that you can't really trust 
is not worth the "savings" IMO).

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Buying HDs on the LEM Swap List (was Re: Best OS for Wallstreet 233

[Yersinia]

Bruce Johnson writes,



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.

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