Re: HD Enclosure - "USB Devise not Recognized"

"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>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.

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.

--


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:uTavrdO6FHA.1000@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>
> "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.
>