"Recently I obtained an Ultra-160 LVD SCSI drive with an 80-pin SCA
connector instead of what I really needed: a 68-pin HD. So I looked
around for an 80/68 pin converter, but all I could find was the
Single Ended (SE) variety that reduced the speed of all my hard disks to half of the LVD speed. So I looked to CS Electronics again, where I'd had such a good purchasing experience before. Sure enough, they did carry the converter which arrived again at record time for a UPS ground delivery option, IMHO: in 3 days. Though the item itself was relatively expensive, considering the very modest shipping charge the total cost proved to be well worth the exceptional quality
of CSE products. Upon delivery I immediately tested out the adapter
and was able to confirm that it inedeed worked flawlessly as an LVD
adapter with my U-160 HD.
If there is one criticism regarding this purchasing experience, it would be about the lack of a full fledged e-commerce Web site most of us are used to when shopping on-line. CSE's online ordering is not much more than a secure WEB form which though lets you select the shipping method, it does not show the shipping charge. Though the Web page does note the fact that shipping cost added would be the actual shipping charge, one tends
to feel at the mercy of the sender and hopes it would not be too
high when the bill arrives. Due to my prior purchase experience
I trusted CSE that the cost of shipping would again be nominal
(and it was, just under $5!) but I can imagine that this lack of
forward knowledge might discourage some shoppers.
All in all, I consider this a minor issue and would still recommend highly their products.
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