Feb 11, 2004 #1 D devo5676 Limp Gawd Joined Dec 4, 2003 Messages 477 looking to get a new hard drive, which one to get, i work at best buy and get a discount, suggestions?(TITLE)
looking to get a new hard drive, which one to get, i work at best buy and get a discount, suggestions?(TITLE)
Feb 11, 2004 #2 A agent420 [H]ard|Gawd Joined Sep 6, 2001 Messages 1,388 Umm, they're both serial. I think you mean sata or pata? For now, pata has better price/performance while sata has those cool thin cables Doesn't make much of a difference, but I'd get the sata if the discount is there.
Umm, they're both serial. I think you mean sata or pata? For now, pata has better price/performance while sata has those cool thin cables Doesn't make much of a difference, but I'd get the sata if the discount is there.
Feb 11, 2004 #3 A agent420 [H]ard|Gawd Joined Sep 6, 2001 Messages 1,388 Of course, you might have meant scsi or sata in which case I'd get the scsi with a good discount.
Feb 11, 2004 #4 D devo5676 Limp Gawd Joined Dec 4, 2003 Messages 477 hmm, yea, probably.... lol, im dumb, but uhh, yea im going with SATA I just priced it 80 gig for 110
Feb 11, 2004 #5 A agent420 [H]ard|Gawd Joined Sep 6, 2001 Messages 1,388 That's hardly a deal. Newegg has the Hitachi 80g sata for $79 with free shipping, you may even find it for a couple bucks less.
That's hardly a deal. Newegg has the Hitachi 80g sata for $79 with free shipping, you may even find it for a couple bucks less.
Feb 12, 2004 #7 X xonik [H]F Junkie Joined Jun 20, 2001 Messages 10,318 Average to above average. There haven't been many reports of drive failures. Like with ANY hard drive, a good backup solution is highly recommended.
Average to above average. There haven't been many reports of drive failures. Like with ANY hard drive, a good backup solution is highly recommended.
Feb 12, 2004 #8 D devo5676 Limp Gawd Joined Dec 4, 2003 Messages 477 yea, i got that 160, i can just put stuff on that, the main reason i am doing this is because my system keeps restarting for some reason
yea, i got that 160, i can just put stuff on that, the main reason i am doing this is because my system keeps restarting for some reason
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