It also occurs to me that, a few years ago, the Apple IPod was selling for $250, while 6GB Compact Flash (CF) cards were selling for $400. Since the IPod at the time contained a 6GB CF card, many people who desired 6GB CF cards bought an IPod merely to rip out the CF card, saving themselves $150.
Since some manufacturers and distributors offer discounts when ordering in bulk, a government agency which needed (basic example) 1000 regular hard drives and 1000 portable hard drives might have been ordering 2000 portable hard drives for the discount, then ripping 1000 of them out of their cases and installing them in computers.
--- Phil Thayer [email protected] wrote:
Because they are trying to get as much as they can for the least amount of money. It happens all the time.
-- Oren Beck [email protected] wrote:
why would government agencies use large portable hard drives to store databases?
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