$60/mo for 200Gb HD - ripoff?

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  • rowan
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Mar 2002
    • 17393
    #1

    $60/mo for 200Gb HD - ripoff?

    My host has quoted me $60/mo for an additional 200Gb IDE HD. Is $720 per year for a drive that's probably worth $120 a rip off? They also charge $16 setup...
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    • baddog
      So Fucking Banned
      • Apr 2001
      • 107089
      #2
      You might ask them if they have a one-time fee you can pay instead.

      We usually offer a one-time or a per month option. If the customer plans on sticking around, the one-time fee will always be the better option.

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        • webair
          Confirmed User
          • Feb 2002
          • 8531
          #3
          ya that sounds like alot


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            • woj
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              • Jul 2002
              • 47880
              #4
              yea, sounds excessive
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                • Project-Shadow
                  Confirmed User
                  • Feb 2003
                  • 7340
                  #5
                  .. a 200gb drive goes for about $60 nowadays anyway.

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                    • rowan
                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                      • Mar 2002
                      • 17393
                      #6
                      Originally posted by baddog
                      You might ask them if they have a one-time fee you can pay instead.

                      We usually offer a one-time or a per month option. If the customer plans on sticking around, the one-time fee will always be the better option.
                      Yeah, I'll do that, but first I've asked them to explain why it's so expensive.

                      If they still want to charge me $60/mo then this customer may not be planning on sticking around for much longer.

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                        • rowan
                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                          • Mar 2002
                          • 17393
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Project-Shadow
                          .. a 200gb drive goes for about $60 nowadays anyway.
                          Looks like I was being generous, I checked my local supplier and 200Gb IDE models cost around that. With this host being quite large I am sure they get a much better price.

                          How can they justify charging me more per month than it cost to purchase outright?

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                            • rowan
                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                              • Mar 2002
                              • 17393
                              #8
                              Offer has been dropped to $50/mo

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                                • crockett
                                  in a van by the river
                                  • May 2003
                                  • 76818
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by rowan
                                  Offer has been dropped to $50/mo
                                  lol is that really any better?
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                                    • rowan
                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                      • Mar 2002
                                      • 17393
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by crockett
                                      lol is that really any better?
                                      It's a saving of $120 a year!

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                                        • flashfreak
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                                          • Jun 2002
                                          • 4396
                                          #11
                                          maybe it's gold plated
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                                            • k0nr4d
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                                              • Aug 2006
                                              • 9231
                                              #12
                                              maybe its redundant? they might be putting in 2 of them in a raid setup
                                              or they mgiht be using scsi...
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                                                • madawgz
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                                                  • Mar 2006
                                                  • 30509
                                                  #13
                                                  sounds a little expensive to me...
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                                                    • rowan
                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                      • Mar 2002
                                                      • 17393
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by k0nr4d
                                                      maybe its redundant? they might be putting in 2 of them in a raid setup
                                                      or they mgiht be using scsi...
                                                      It's an additional standalone 200Gb IDE HD. Nothing more.

                                                      If I asked for a RAID setup then I'd probably be paying $150 a month

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