[ale] Cheap CDRom Drive

[Christopher S. Adams]

http://www.dirtcheapdrives.com

that's where i get mine as well (and hard drives [seagate])

Chris

-----Original Message-----
 From: Daniel S Cox <danny.cox at ecweb.com>
To: Bill Ripley <bripley at ix.netcom.com>; ale at ale.org <ale at ale.org>
Date: Monday, May 17, 1999 2:57 PM
Subject: Re: [ale] Cheap CDRom Drive


>Bill,
>
>At 02:29 PM 5/17/1999 -0400, Bill Ripley wrote:
>>Anybody have a good source for cheap CDRom drives.
>
> I've usually gotten my drives from Dirt Cheap Drives in Texas.  A good
>while back, I bought a 4X SCSI CD ROM drive from 'em for $100.  I've since
>bought a 4mm DAT drive, and a 4.5 GB SCSI.  I've always been pleased with
>them.  They usually advertise in the ComputerShopper.
>
> Locally, Ginstar Computer seems to have the lowest prices.  They advertise
>in the Computer Currents magazine that you can find free in various places.
> Their URL is: http://www.ginstar.com .  According to their May ad, they
>have a 24X CD-ROM Drive for $34.  For $5 more, they have a 40X.  for $5
>more,...well, you get the idea.
>
> I'm not affiliated with them, except as a pleased customer.
>
>Danny
>
>