Hard Drive Dilemma

Gorefest · 12-October-03, 02:09 PM

Well, I was looking at Hard Drives at newegg and hell, they are expensive...
Plus, I didnt really want a fragile piece like this going thru air mail...

So I picked up the Sunday ads today, and I was like omfg...which one to buy x.x...
I want your opinions on this...
Heres a list of the HHDs and price/store

CompUSA:
200gb WD 8mb Cache ($130)
Hella large...

120gb Seagate 8mb Cache($60)
Cheap yet good brand...

120gb SATA Maxtor ($110)
SATA yet cheap, but no idea about the cache... :

Staples:
160gb Maxtor 8mb Cache ($100)
Nice and affordable...

Note: All of these beat out the 80gb 8mb Cache WD i was looking at for $75....

Oh, and the HD is going on a P4P800 Deluxe if it matters...

jcarkeys · 12-October-03, 02:33 PM

I'd buy the 200gigger for 130, that's freaking cheap, go for it

swanny321 · 12-October-03, 02:41 PM

for that price i would get two 200 gigs and put them in Raid 0

btw.. Spartans ROCK

Gorefest · 12-October-03, 02:46 PM

I know its a great deal, but seeing how im spending 400 for a top of the line video card, I dont think I can get two...
Maybe one now and then one in a few months? (the price can only go down from here)

Also, what is the advantage of SATA over the other hard drives?

Edit: About the Avatar..I picked it thinking about my skool mascot..trojans

swanny321 · 12-October-03, 02:49 PM

thats my schools symbol pretty much exact.... on our Agenda things its that exact design i am talkin exact.. just inverted... Green background white symbol

gorked · 12-October-03, 03:08 PM

Actually, have you considered getting two of the Seagate 120gb ones for $60. You could put them in a raid 0, costing you $10 less with an extra 40 gigs!

Dimazz · 12-October-03, 04:49 PM

i would go for the 120 for 60 bucks its the cheapest one of all of them because its only 50 cents a gig. but all of these have rebates right? how much are they going to cost you out the store?

btw :: my hard drive came fine through the mail from newegg

12-October-03, 02:09 PM		#1 (permalink)
Gorefest Apex Techie I	Hard Drive Dilemma Well, I was looking at Hard Drives at newegg and hell, they are expensive... Plus, I didnt really want a fragile piece like this going thru air mail... So I picked up the Sunday ads today, and I was like omfg...which one to buy x.x... I want your opinions on this... Heres a list of the HHDs and price/store CompUSA: 200gb WD 8mb Cache ($130) Hella large... 120gb Seagate 8mb Cache($60) Cheap yet good brand... 120gb SATA Maxtor ($110) SATA yet cheap, but no idea about the cache... : Staples: 160gb Maxtor 8mb Cache ($100) Nice and affordable... Note: All of these beat out the 80gb 8mb Cache WD i was looking at for $75.... Oh, and the HD is going on a P4P800 Deluxe if it matters... Last edited by Gorefest; 12-October-03 at 02:38 PM..

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12-October-03, 02:33 PM		#2 (permalink)
jcarkeys Key Hoe	I'd buy the 200gigger for 130, that's freaking cheap, go for it

12-October-03, 02:41 PM		#3 (permalink)
swanny321 Apex Tech Fanatic	for that price i would get two 200 gigs and put them in Raid 0 btw.. Spartans ROCK

12-October-03, 02:46 PM		#4 (permalink)
Gorefest Apex Techie I	I know its a great deal, but seeing how im spending 400 for a top of the line video card, I dont think I can get two... Maybe one now and then one in a few months? (the price can only go down from here) Also, what is the advantage of SATA over the other hard drives? Edit: About the Avatar..I picked it thinking about my skool mascot..trojans

12-October-03, 02:49 PM		#5 (permalink)
swanny321 Apex Tech Fanatic	thats my schools symbol pretty much exact.... on our Agenda things its that exact design i am talkin exact.. just inverted... Green background white symbol

12-October-03, 03:08 PM		#6 (permalink)
gorked Apex Tech Demi-God	Actually, have you considered getting two of the Seagate 120gb ones for $60. You could put them in a raid 0, costing you $10 less with an extra 40 gigs!

12-October-03, 04:49 PM		#7 (permalink)
Dimazz Sk8-Hoe-r	i would go for the 120 for 60 bucks its the cheapest one of all of them because its only 50 cents a gig. but all of these have rebates right? how much are they going to cost you out the store? btw :: my hard drive came fine through the mail from newegg