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To: Frodo Baxter who wrote (5938)	3/26/1999 9:56:00 PM
From: La Traguhs	Respond to of 9256

Lawrence, >>I'm still trying to figure out this newfangled feature on my Intel Inside called MMX...<< A good example of getting it whether you need it or not (much like capacity for most people). Some will argue that you got it for free - the benefit of technology. >>Quantify your fixation with non-de-populated... I say $5 tops<< I don't have details in front of me, and others on the thread might provide particulars, but spindle motors, actuators, assembly of HSAs/HGAs etc. will be different (and higher in cost) for a 4 platter platform then they are for a single or two platter design. Some bill of materials I've seen in the past put it at much higher than $5. But if it was just $5, with the typical price battles we see that's more than enough to make or break a deal. Just the room you can have inside when you know you're not having more than two platters (such as platter to platter spacing) gives you assembly yield improvements. I'm told that the housing itself can be made more rugged (hence a more reliable drive environmentally) when there is no more than two platters. Sure on the high-end the one who delivers capacity with fewer parts wins but there the driver is still capacity and performance first, cost second. That's were the technology leaders duke it out while the low end drives continue to be the "fallout" beneficiary of that technology (i.e. the low end drives don't drive the technology) The Bigfoot: A great drive that had its place in the Sun for Quantum but its time has past. As I recall they spun at 4500-rpm which from a performance standpoint is a tough match for most 5400-rpm cheapies out there today. Besides, not too many folks offering good deals on 5.25-inch media anymore. Your right, I've heard it's in end-of-life. >>And guess which company will be left in the dust, yet again. << And in your opinion that would be ----- Regards, LT