[geeks] Swapping hard drives in a G4

[Michael Parson]

On Wed, Sep 06, 2006 at 11:03:44AM -0400, Phil Stracchino wrote:
> Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:
>> Example: CompUSA USB cable $25.  Same cable from local *grocery* store
>> $7.  Target was $9.50 and Wall-Mart was $15.
>>
>> No, I'm not kidding.  The price differences are annoying, though I guess
>> it is better than them all being uniformly high.
>>
>> What is up with CompostUSA and their cable prices anyway?
>
> Uh ...  the fact that CompUSA are crooks and liars who basically prey on
> the uninformed?  ALL their prices are inflated, based on my last memory
> of looking around a CompUSA store.

Just like any store, CompUSA has it's hidden gems from time to time.

I tend to buy my FireWire and USB cables from Frys, where they carry the
whole range of $5 6' cables to $30 6' cables. =)

But they're also almost across the street from me, so it's also highly
convenient.

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Michael Parson
mparson at bl.org