Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Mon, 27 Oct 2003 16:07:30 +0300 | From | Samium Gromoff <> | Subject | RE: Blockbusting news, results get worse |
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Eric Mudama wrote: > Andre Hedrick wrote: > > Eric, > > > > Item "3" in your list is not practical, because no drive > > maker allows the same drives that large oem's purchase to be placed in retail. > > There are obvious reasons, but your position stated for the average joe > > consumer is flawed. > > I don't believe your statement is correct that OEM drives and retail drives > always differ. They may have slight configuration differences, but > fundamentally I think they're the same drive with identical or > near-identical firmware.
If there is somebody you should believe about such stuff, that would be Andre. (by the way he was a T13 committee member not so long ago)
And, hey, i would have been rather surprised if you have answered otherwise, given your email address...
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