need an aditional hard drive.

Indolentron · 02-28-04, 09:17 PM

got a 40gb one, which is nearly full, especially now that i have broadband.
taken from fatwallet.com:

Date Posted: Feb/28/2004 12:01 AM
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Ads for week of 2/29/04:

Best Buy:
Ethernet/USB 2.0 160Gb - XIMETA NetDisk NDU10-160 : $249.99 - $50 MIR = $199.99
IDE 120Gb, 8Mb - Seagate ST3120026A (5566988) : $139.99 - $50 MIR - $20 MIR = $69.99
IDE 200Gb, 8Mb - Seagate ST3200822A (6255526) : $199.99 - $50 MIR - $20 MIR = $129.99

Circuit City:
IDE 120Gb, 8Mb, 7200 - Western Digital WD1200JBRTL : $129.99 - $50 Mfg MIR - $20 CC MIR = $59.99
IDE 250Gb, 8Mb, 7200 - Western Digital WD2500JBRTL : $249.99 - $70 Mfg MIR - $40 CC MIR = $139.99

CompUSA:
USB 2.0 20Gb, 2Mb, 4200 - LaCie 300691 (#309777) : $129.99 (small/portable)
IDE 40Gb, 2Mb, 7200 - Maxtor L01J040 (#272571) : $89.99 - $10 IR - $30 MIR = $49.99
IDE 160Gb, 8Mb, 7200 - Seagate ST3160023A-RK (#304907) : $159.99 - $20 IR - $60 MIR = $79.99
USB 2.0/FireWire 160Gb, 7200 - Acomdata HD160U2FE-72 (#302567) : $229.99 - $30 IR - $50 MIR = $149.99
SATA $250Gb, 8Mb, 7200 - Maxtor L01M250 (#305076) : $219.99 - $20 IR = $199.99

OfficeDepot:
IDE 160Gb, 8Mb, 7200 - Maxtor L01P160 (447-679) : $158.84 - $50 IR = $109.84

OfficeMax:
USB 2.0 120Gb, 7200 - Western Digital WDXU1200BBRNN (2073-1914) : $179.99 - $20 IR - $30 MIR - $30 MIR = $99.99

im thinkin about getting the one in bold. is western digital alright, or would i be better off spending a little more on another brand?

OtakingGX · 02-28-04, 09:21 PM

No you wouldn't. $60 is an awesome price for that drive and none on the list (except maybe the 250 Gb WD) will outperform it. Hell, at that price, I might just go pick me up one too!

Indolentron · 02-28-04, 09:24 PM

cool, thx for advice.
although it will probably be a dif set of deals before i can afford one. im not sure. i dont know how much allowance my parents owe me, nor do i know whether they will make me pay the full price, or cover the rebate thing.

Crusty B · 02-28-04, 09:56 PM

no offense or anything, but i dont understand how someone can go through a 40 gig HDD.

i got a 6 and 20 gig with a good amount of games on them, and i still got 8 gigs total free.

Indolentron · 02-28-04, 10:02 PM

music, game demos, just a lotta games and proggies in general.
hmm...ima check to see what exactly is taking so much space

Crusty B · 02-28-04, 10:04 PM

i got all that too.

i guess im just a clean freak when it comes to HD space.

Indolentron · 02-28-04, 10:08 PM

3 gigs of music, 9 gigs of games, 2 gigs of demo installers, and other app installers, an additional 1.5gigs of installed programs, 2 gigs for windows, 1.5 gigs of stuff under documents and settings, 8 gigs partitioned for installing all teh shit that came w/ comp (no boot disk). 8 gigs free. now wtf... that adds up to 35 gigs.. wheres the other 5 gigs?

the sad thing is i have nothing better to do than add this stuff up

Gibb · 02-28-04, 10:50 PM

Roboto, i bought that EXACT Western Digital drive from Fry's last weekend and it was a defect (i think). It made a high pitched noise constantly and made really loud clicking noises when it booted and shut down. I returned it the next day and saw that a Hitachi 160 GB drive (same specs as the WD, just 40 GB more) was there for only 20 bucks more. I just picked the Hitachi one up instead. It's incredibly quiet for the most part, but has these occasional weird noises that are quite loud. It seems fast enough for me.

I would try the Western Digital, cause the one i got was probably just a defective one, but if you have some trouble with it, the Hitachi one is pretty decent too.

I would definately avoid any Maxtor drives, as i've had problems with the 2 i just bought recently being slow and loud.

Indolentron · 02-28-04, 10:55 PM

thx for tip.
i found out my parents didnt owe me as much allowance as i thought, so there will be dif deals than this whenever i have teh cash.

OtakingGX · 02-28-04, 11:07 PM

Probably better deals. When I bought my 120 Gb Western Digital drive it was $80 after all rebates and such. Now they're $60 after rebate.

Plaster · 02-28-04, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crusty Buttcrack

no offense or anything, but i dont understand how someone can go through a 40 gig HDD.

i got a 6 and 20 gig with a good amount of games on them, and i still got 8 gigs total free.

My games folder alone is 23GB. That's after uninstalling SH3, TW2004 and Armed and Dangerous. Those 3 games take a combined 12GB. That's already 35GB. Now, considering most of these games are 3-5CDs and take nearly 30 minutes each to install, wouldn't it just be easier to have a larger HDD so you wouldn't have to uninstall them at all?

Indolentron · 02-28-04, 11:19 PM

i uninstalled kotor before finishing it, lol

scottg26 · 02-29-04, 04:44 AM

get the 80GB raptor...

Indolentron · 02-29-04, 12:14 PM

arent those hella 'spensive?

Rainbow · 02-29-04, 01:11 PM

WD 7200 rpm 8mb cache

Any capacity - all brilliant, and with a 3 year warranty

Indolentron · 02-29-04, 01:13 PM

tha raptors are 10000rpm right? think about having a pair of those and a raid card, i wonder how fast yer comp would boot

Rainbow · 02-29-04, 01:22 PM

Too expensive

Maniac · 02-29-04, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crusty Buttcrack

no offense or anything, but i dont understand how someone can go through a 40 gig HDD.

i got a 6 and 20 gig with a good amount of games on them, and i still got 8 gigs total free.

rofl, i got a 120 gig and a 6 gig for mp3's

I have used 60 gig of the 120 and about 1 gig for the 6

I have 35 - 40+ games installed, I just dont want to delete them then want to play them again and have to wait for the install process.

ArchAngelCD · 02-29-04, 03:32 PM

Like said above, get a 7200 RPM 8Mb cache drive, the largest you can afford.
The Raptor drives are nice but too expensive.

scottg26 · 02-29-04, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrRoboto1024

arent those hella 'spensive?

irrelevant. buy it now

02-28-04, 09:17 PM	#1
Indolentron Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 15,889	need an aditional hard drive. got a 40gb one, which is nearly full, especially now that i have broadband. taken from fatwallet.com: Date Posted: Feb/28/2004 12:01 AM Message Rating: Ads for week of 2/29/04: Best Buy: Ethernet/USB 2.0 160Gb - XIMETA NetDisk NDU10-160 : $249.99 - $50 MIR = $199.99 IDE 120Gb, 8Mb - Seagate ST3120026A (5566988) : $139.99 - $50 MIR - $20 MIR = $69.99 IDE 200Gb, 8Mb - Seagate ST3200822A (6255526) : $199.99 - $50 MIR - $20 MIR = $129.99 Circuit City: IDE 120Gb, 8Mb, 7200 - Western Digital WD1200JBRTL : $129.99 - $50 Mfg MIR - $20 CC MIR = $59.99 IDE 250Gb, 8Mb, 7200 - Western Digital WD2500JBRTL : $249.99 - $70 Mfg MIR - $40 CC MIR = $139.99 CompUSA: USB 2.0 20Gb, 2Mb, 4200 - LaCie 300691 (#309777) : $129.99 (small/portable) IDE 40Gb, 2Mb, 7200 - Maxtor L01J040 (#272571) : $89.99 - $10 IR - $30 MIR = $49.99 IDE 160Gb, 8Mb, 7200 - Seagate ST3160023A-RK (#304907) : $159.99 - $20 IR - $60 MIR = $79.99 USB 2.0/FireWire 160Gb, 7200 - Acomdata HD160U2FE-72 (#302567) : $229.99 - $30 IR - $50 MIR = $149.99 SATA $250Gb, 8Mb, 7200 - Maxtor L01M250 (#305076) : $219.99 - $20 IR = $199.99 OfficeDepot: IDE 160Gb, 8Mb, 7200 - Maxtor L01P160 (447-679) : $158.84 - $50 IR = $109.84 OfficeMax: USB 2.0 120Gb, 7200 - Western Digital WDXU1200BBRNN (2073-1914) : $179.99 - $20 IR - $30 MIR - $30 MIR = $99.99 im thinkin about getting the one in bold. is western digital alright, or would i be better off spending a little more on another brand?

02-28-04, 10:50 PM	#8
Gibb Otaku Admin Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: 日本, TX Posts: 30,906 Blog Entries: 1	Roboto, i bought that EXACT Western Digital drive from Fry's last weekend and it was a defect (i think). It made a high pitched noise constantly and made really loud clicking noises when it booted and shut down. I returned it the next day and saw that a Hitachi 160 GB drive (same specs as the WD, just 40 GB more) was there for only 20 bucks more. I just picked the Hitachi one up instead. It's incredibly quiet for the most part, but has these occasional weird noises that are quite loud. It seems fast enough for me. I would try the Western Digital, cause the one i got was probably just a defective one, but if you have some trouble with it, the Hitachi one is pretty decent too. I would definately avoid any Maxtor drives, as i've had problems with the 2 i just bought recently being slow and loud. __________________ Disgaea 4 Wiki "I'm in his debt... Always..." - Cop

02-29-04, 04:44 AM	#13
scottg26 I am normal Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 56,401 Blog Entries: 1	get the 80GB raptor... __________________ Latest YTMND: Epic Space Battle http://scottg26.com The best site on the web!!! (after slackercentral of course)

02-29-04, 03:32 PM	#19
ArchAngelCD Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: USA Posts: 1,501	Like said above, get a 7200 RPM 8Mb cache drive, the largest you can afford. The Raptor drives are nice but too expensive. __________________ A bad day of fishing is still better than a good day at work!

02-28-04, 09:21 PM	#2
OtakingGX Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 1,726	No you wouldn't. $60 is an awesome price for that drive and none on the list (except maybe the 250 Gb WD) will outperform it. Hell, at that price, I might just go pick me up one too!

02-28-04, 09:24 PM	#3
Indolentron Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 15,889	cool, thx for advice. although it will probably be a dif set of deals before i can afford one. im not sure. i dont know how much allowance my parents owe me, nor do i know whether they will make me pay the full price, or cover the rebate thing.

02-28-04, 09:56 PM	#4
Crusty B Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: da-sew-toe, tech-sus Posts: 5,312	no offense or anything, but i dont understand how someone can go through a 40 gig HDD. i got a 6 and 20 gig with a good amount of games on them, and i still got 8 gigs total free.

02-28-04, 10:02 PM	#5
Indolentron Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 15,889	music, game demos, just a lotta games and proggies in general. hmm...ima check to see what exactly is taking so much space

02-28-04, 10:04 PM	#6
Crusty B Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: da-sew-toe, tech-sus Posts: 5,312	i got all that too. i guess im just a clean freak when it comes to HD space.

02-28-04, 10:08 PM	#7
Indolentron Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 15,889	3 gigs of music, 9 gigs of games, 2 gigs of demo installers, and other app installers, an additional 1.5gigs of installed programs, 2 gigs for windows, 1.5 gigs of stuff under documents and settings, 8 gigs partitioned for installing all teh shit that came w/ comp (no boot disk). 8 gigs free. now wtf... that adds up to 35 gigs.. wheres the other 5 gigs? the sad thing is i have nothing better to do than add this stuff up

02-28-04, 10:55 PM	#9
Indolentron Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 15,889	thx for tip. i found out my parents didnt owe me as much allowance as i thought, so there will be dif deals than this whenever i have teh cash.

02-28-04, 11:07 PM	#10
OtakingGX Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 1,726	Probably better deals. When I bought my 120 Gb Western Digital drive it was $80 after all rebates and such. Now they're $60 after rebate.

02-28-04, 11:19 PM	#12
Indolentron Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 15,889	i uninstalled kotor before finishing it, lol

02-29-04, 12:14 PM	#14
Indolentron Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 15,889	arent those hella 'spensive?

02-29-04, 01:11 PM	#15
Rainbow Chief Counter Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Norfolk, UK Posts: 15,457	WD 7200 rpm 8mb cache Any capacity - all brilliant, and with a 3 year warranty

02-29-04, 01:13 PM	#16
Indolentron Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 15,889	tha raptors are 10000rpm right? think about having a pair of those and a raid card, i wonder how fast yer comp would boot

02-29-04, 01:22 PM	#17
Rainbow Chief Counter Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Norfolk, UK Posts: 15,457	Too expensive