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Re: lv-ab: Heat Wave 2

From: Zed (no email)
Date: Sat Jul 08 2006 - 19:36:47 EDT

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    Norm,

    unfortunately new stuff rarely works in old machines. And the older
    stuff that would work is usually more expensive. ie. best option imo
    is to buy new, but low spec. Or buy something recent thats is less
    than 2 years old

    On 7/8/06, Norm of Bandersnatch <> wrote:
    >
    > Laptop hard drives are not expensive and appear to be universal. I just
    > bought two (100G, 5400rpm, 16MB buffer) for our Dell 8200s for $120 each.
    > Same with optical drives, bought a pair of 2-layer DVD burners for about
    > $75 each.
    >
    > Memory is about $70 for a gig.
    >
    >
    > Norm
    > S/V Bandersnatch
    > Lying St Augustine FL
    >
    >
    > > My first Tecra is 8-10 years old, weighs a ton, cost a fortune, lived
    > it's
    > > whole life on my boat or in storage etc... & it still works!!!! Of
    > course
    > > it's useless w/it's tiny hard drive & minimal memory.
    >
    >
    >
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