Seagate 50.1GB SCSI ULTRA2 LVD 3.5HH 8.2MS 7200RPM SCA 80PIN

[jaybert]

http://www.us.buy.com/retail/DOTD/DOTD.asp?sku=70002061&loc=273

Wow...u can barely get a IDE drive for that much...its all bout the scsi!

 

[slucky]

Wow, these are going fast!!! One second there was 39, and a second later there's ONE left!!!

All gone...

 

[jaybert]

yeah, i just purchased one...$235...thats such a good price for scsi!

 

[jaybert]

wow, soldout already...i think someone just bought the remaining 40 or so drives

 

[luckydragon]

wow all gone

 

[slucky]

While I was thinking if I needed one... Well, I didn't. Let that one bastard have all 38 of them!!!

 

[jaybert]

i sure as hell didnt need one, but I have always wanted a SCSI computer. Can someone point me to the SCSI 2 card i need for this? Cuz i sure dont have one of those either!

 

[vladgur]

I think LVD is not a regular SCSI-2 format, check on it, those of you who got these drives might need to invest in either an expensive card or an expensive cable

 

[Groch]

I think this one should work fine Compgeeks Adaptec, and at $79 the price is right. I believe you will need a 68 pin to 80 pin adaptor. If you pay by Mastercard and know the secret words you get another 10% off

 

[Groch]

That was a very good deal, see PriceGrabber.

 

[kombatmud]

If anyone got one and is looking to sell it let me know. That was a great deal.

 

[kingink]

damn that went fast.....
same as above anyone have one they are willing to sell?
kingink

 

[Wolverine88]

Damn, i missed it. it's gone so fast.

 

[rsales]

Here's where you can read about the Ultra SCSI-2 LVD: http://www.storage.ibm.com/hardsoft/diskdrdl/library/whitepap/lvd/lvd.htm

 

[jaybert]

I guess being up at 2 am doing nothing has its benefits! I might be selling it if the cost of buying a SCSI card + scsi adapter + everything else I need is too much.

 

[rsales]

Jaybert, I am interested if you will be selling it. I already have an Adaptec pci scsi card in one of my computers. Not a cheap one either. Of coarse not many of the Adaptec are cheap anyway.

 

[rsales]

Too bad Buy.com doesn't limit the number of purchases someone can make of the deal of the day.

 

[worms]

Why do companies keep making these SCA drives if they always end up clearing them out at such a loss? This has been going on for at least 5 years.

To those who don't know what SCA is, it stands for single cable or single connector something or other and was a really good idea that never caught on. Instead of using a 50 or 68 pin ribbon cable, setting ID, termination, and other jumpers, and connecting a power cable, SCA uses just an 80 pin ribbon that has power, jumper settings, and everything! This gives a really nice clean installation and the drive's termination, ID, power up settings, etc. can all be controlled by the SCSI BIOS. Anyway, no one makes a SCA host adapter so SCA is dead and always has been. The only way you can use the drives is with an adapter. There are hundreds of adapters on eBay for about $10 ea. Here's one example with pictures.

 

[Kwad Guy]

SCA drives are produced almost exclusively for use in hot swap
bays...Basically, for server use, which means for corporate users,
not home users...This is why so many of these 7200rpm drives
are available cheap. No one running a server is gonna buy
7200rpm drives at this point. 10K drives are standard issue
for SCSI, and 15K drives are available. In addition, this is
a half height drive. Won't fit in all hot swap bays, and even when
it does, it uses up more than its fair share of space.

A 7200rpm, half height, SCA drive is basically of NO value to the
market sector for which it was produced, hence the closeouts...

Kwad

 

[gfgray]

Thanks for posting the deal, Jaybert. Turn your PM on, or PM me.

 

[yodayoda]

that's funny; they used to limit the number of DTD purchases at 3 per day from an account.

 

[Gusfo0]

Thanks for the info Kwad Guy and worms!

Always good to learn something new.

 

[Wingster]

I got 2.. I'll be selling each for $300 shipped.. This is still very cheap comparing to $600 retail.. Need to make some small money so I can finance my mad tuition

I am not greedy am I? Someone else sold this on E--bay
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1218119269

Better than workstudy haha
Email me at how3@rpi.edu if you need one.

 

[slappy76]

Dude.. you miss the point. Share the wealth and don't horde the deals. And if you DO happen to buy a bunch.. don't announce it. Cuz you'll only piss ppl off. Sell it on Egay and shuddup about it.

 

[Wingster]

Dude, consider it labor charge. And I am not hording the deals.. That would be like buying 10+ units which is way beyond my credit line already. Not everyone would go through all the trouble just to make $50 (At least I won't when I get my full time job.. I'd rather sit my arse for 1.5 hr in an office)