[SPARCbook] Sparcbook experiences from new list member

[Michael]

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Hello,

On Jan 28, 2009, at 12:45 PM, Mike Hebel wrote:

> On Jan 28, 2009, at 11:43 AM 1/28/09, Michael wrote:
>
>> Another question. My Ultrabook came without disks ( I got just an
>> empty sled without the adaptor board ), a usually reliable source
>> told
>> me that the sled design( or just the connector, not sure ) was
>> borrowed from 'some Dell laptop'. Any ideas about that?
>>
>> I asked RDI about that too. They said they still have plenty in
>> stock.
>> It took them a week to tell me the price and when you see it you'll
>> know why they still have plenty. Try not to laugh:
>>
>> EXTRA 20GB REMOVABLE DISK DRIVE FOR ULTRABOOKlli
>> U-20.0HDD  $991.80
>>
>> What on earth are they smoking?
>
> They're smoking what's called "End of life parts and we are the only
> source."  It is also combined with "We cater mostly to government/
> military entities that bought this stuff and they _must_ support it
> rather than replace their legacy apps.".
>
> It's a heady combination and one that is expensive to maintain...

I'm sure it is, and I wouldn't expect the likes of Toshiba, Dell and
so on to still sell parts for 10 years old laptops. But almost a grand
for an outdated disk in a simple plastic sled with a passive adaptor
board? That's beyond ridiculous.

have fun
Michael

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