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    Anyone heard of Apricorn?

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by Wyrm73, Jan 28, 2009.

  1. Wyrm73

    Wyrm73 Notebook Consultant

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    I was browsing and found Apricorn 7200 RPM 100GB hard drives still for sale at MWave. linkage . I have ordered several items from MWave before and had nothing but good experiences. However, I have never heard of Apricorn before and that makes me a very nervous buyer. Still a brand new 7200 RPM drive is a nice find and they show in stock for about what you pay on EBay for a used Hitachi. Can anyone shed some light on these?
     
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    Alex Super Moderator

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    "No Stock Available"
    The item you have selected is not currently in stock!

    Is what I see on the website that you link to

    The manufacter's website has no current listing as well
    So not looking to good on ordering a drive

    I have never heard any bad things about Apricorn drives ,or any good things either
    In fact I have never seen that manufacters products for sale anywhere


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  3. tough-2-go

    tough-2-go Notebook Deity

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    Apricorn is known for selling bundled upgrade kits which include the hard drive, partitioning software, and a USB cable enclosure for imaging the old drive to the new. They don't make their own hard drives and under their label you will usually find a more familiar brand name such as Toshiba or Hitachi.
     
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  4. Wyrm73

    Wyrm73 Notebook Consultant

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    I went back and checked, they are indeed out of stock now but I swear they showed in stock when I first posted. :D Bummer!
     
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    Gateway Computer used to push those drives and I believe that some were OEM in their laptops. When we were going to upgrade drives in 9550 laptops that was the upgrade selection they offered.
     
    Iceman304, Jan 29, 2009
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    Rob Toughbook Aficionado

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    I've heard of an Apricot :laugh:

    It's classified as a Plum and is grown in China, Central Asia, Korea and Japan :D

    See here for more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apricot :D

    *This thread has been hijacked by Rob :twitchy: *
     
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    Iceman304 Notebook Consultant

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    Whatever you do, it is imperative that you do not quit your day job! :cool:
     
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    Alex Super Moderator

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    Rob...
    Learn to read more carefully
    It's not Apricot :confused:

    To clairify here is the correct defintion:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn


    Btw: this thread is now hijacked by Tomcat



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  9. Rob

    Rob Toughbook Aficionado

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    LOL... maybe because an acorn is in the middle of the apricots :D
     
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    My western Digital 160GB drive works awesome in my CF-29. No need to get all fancy and trendy stick with what works. I believe it has a 5 year extended plan. Super quit and smooth. :D
     
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  11. Doobi

    Doobi ToughBook DeityInTraining

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    WOW!! All them thar degrees and joo dont know an acorn is the nut of a oak tree, not da pit of them thar apreekots!!

    Yous sure aint edumacated!!

    STEP INTO MY OFFICE... SCHOOL IS IN SESSION!!!
     
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  12. Rob

    Rob Toughbook Aficionado

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    HAHA LMFAO! I'm only quoting wikipedia u jerk! haha
     
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  13. Wyrm73

    Wyrm73 Notebook Consultant

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    Cross-polination?

    BTW- hijacking my own hijacked thread back.
     
    Wyrm73, Jan 31, 2009
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