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Re:Farming hard drives: how Backblaze weathered the Thailand... by michaelt on Tuesday October 09, 2012 @09:10AM (#4631279)
A few months ago I wanted to buy 1000 Microsoft Lifecam Cinema HD webcams. I could order them individually from Amazon for £27 each with free delivery.

I phoned up all the official Microsoft distributors in my country, who phoned up Microsoft and whatnot. Not one of them could offer me a price below about £35. And getting in contact with Microsoft hardware directly? Ha, I should be so lucky.

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Re:Farming hard drives: how Backblaze weathered the Thailand... by andrewf on Tuesday October 09, 2012 @10:24AM (#4631632)
A few months ago I wanted to buy 1000 Microsoft Lifecam Cinema HD webcams.

I'll bite. Why? :)

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Re:Farming hard drives: how Backblaze weathered the Thailand... by michaelt on Tuesday October 09, 2012 @10:41AM (#4631743)
Asked to quote to make a system like [1] for a fleet of 1000 vans. Buying in USB cameras would reduce engineering costs compared to making our own. Eventually went for a brand that cost less and could accept wide angle lenses.

[1] http://www.smartdrive.net

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Re:Farming hard drives: how Backblaze weathered the Thailand... by corin_ on Tuesday October 09, 2012 @10:34AM (#4631695)
More often than not it's a case of who you know when it comes to stuff like this.
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