The fact is, branded, and tested, components equate to fewer call backs, and
less "loss of profit", for me. No computer tech wants to spend 1/2 - 1 hour
trouble shooting a problem caused by a piece of hardware that he made $5.00
on.

I also supply only Antec power supplies in the computers I build. They cost
about 4 times what I could supply "el cheapo" power supplies for. But I
seldom have problems with these quality products either.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"Edward W. Thompson" <thomeduk1@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uQ5A1tE6FHA.2560@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>I have had many instances where I have transferred the drive from one of
>>your "el cheapo" boxes to an Adaptec box, and have never heard from the
>>customer again.
>>
>> I refuse to supply what I consider as crap. It will come back to bite ME!
>> If people want to buy one themselves, that is their prerogative. I will
>> likely get their money later.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> Quote from George Ankner:
>> If you knew as much as you think you know,
>> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>>
>> "Edward W. Thompson" <thomeduk1@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
>> news:ephE2UC6FHA.1148@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:eqf4rL15FHA.444@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>>> Adaptec Corp bends over backwards to maintain a good corporate image.
>>>> Their products and service have never let me down.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Richard Urban
>>>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>
>>> snip
>>>
>>> Why you advise to pay through the nose for a USB enclosure simply
>>> because that is what you did is simply irresponsible. All my external
>>> HDD enclosures have been purchased through Ebay and are of the 'el
>>> cheapo' variety and I have yet to have a problem. Having said that I do
>>> not suggest that problems do not occur with the 'el cheapo' enclosures
>>> in the same way that problems sometimes occur with the far more
>>> expensive 'name brand' enclosures.
>>>
>>> If you want to pay 90% of the price for the name on the box, that is
>>> your business, but under the guise of an expert, it is improper to
>>> suggest or imply, either directly or indirectly, that is the sensible
>>> way to go.
>>>
> Your anecdote proves nothing other than you no doubt make more money from
> your customer by providing expensive equipment. The probability is that
> if the enclosure failed, which I respectfully doubt, transfering the drive
> to another el cheapo enclosure would have been equally effective other
> than you profit would have been less. Perhaps that is the key :-).
> Branded components do not equate to quality but do equate to inflated
> prices.
>