Which HD is the best deal?
(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)Posted by: mogadishu
I need to add another HD (200GB+) to make room for more media etc. I've browsed around and found these....btw, i need a SATA, no more IDE slots. (I have a Dell 8400)
I dont know a ton about HD, but this seems to be the fastests SATA for a reasonable price.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822145087&ATT=Hard+Drives&CMP=OTC-d3alt1me
Im not sure if there is much of a difference between this and the first one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144154
Which one of these is the better quality HD, since they are both 250GB, and within a few dollars of eachother.
Posted by: mogadishu
NVRMIND... these aren't SATA... but if anyone's looking for a good deal on IDE harddrives....
found these rebates as well....
Id be willing to pay more for a better quality hd... but these seem awful cheap with the rebates. 50c/GB for the outpost one.
http://shop4.outpost.com/product/4008252
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1265028
Posted by: Virtualbody1234
found these rebates as well....
Id be willing to pay more for a better quality hd... but these seem awful cheap with the rebates. 50c/GB for the outpost one.
http://shop4.outpost.com/product/4008252
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1265028
Those 2 are IDE. Not SATA.
I recommend this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148065
Posted by: mogadishu
found these rebates as well....
Id be willing to pay more for a better quality hd... but these seem awful cheap with the rebates. 50c/GB for the outpost one.
http://shop4.outpost.com/product/4008252
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1265028
Those 2 are IDE. Not SATA.
I recommend this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148065
yea I realized that right after i posted... now why do you suggest the seagate over the western digital and hitachi?
Posted by: Virtualbody1234
... why do you suggest the seagate over the western digital and hitachi?
I find them to be the best in terms of reliability and they run very quiet.
Posted by: Storm
seagate also gives you a 5 year warranty, against normal 3 years.........
also says something about their confidence in their product......... or the fact that they know you wont be using it in 3 years anymore anyway :P
Posted by: Livy
i got a nice maxtor 300gb with 16mb cache for my xbox of ebay for £80 new.
seagate are meant to be alot quieter though, and longer warranty
but i would hardly say my maxtor is loud.
Posted by: lynx
I'm confused, the first 2 you listed are both SATA (in fact the Hitachi is SATA II).
I agree with VB though, the Seagate seems to be quietest at the moment, and have longest warranty.
Which brings me to another point, why are Newegg offering extended warranty which expires before the standard warranty? And if you read their T&C doesn't cover upgrade parts, which is probably most of newegg's business. :blink:
Posted by: S!X
Neweggs got a 250GB SATA150 seagate for 120$ I think, looks like a good deal.
Posted by: Snee
The best deal right now is a 300gig drive I think.
And I'd be going with a seagate like most of the others in here. Seagates are quiet, dependable, good value for your money, and they come with good warranty as well.
Posted by: Virtualbody1234
The best deal right now is a 300gig drive I think.
No.
If you calculate the price per GB then the 250 GB drive is a better deal than the 300 GB.
$123 - 250 GB - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148065
$167 - 300 GB - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148064
The 250 GB drive is .49¢ per GB
The 300 GB drive is .56¢ per GB
Posted by: Snee
I was lookin at a local site :snooty:
Or my math was off :blushing:
Posted by: lynx
I was lookin at a local site :snooty:
But that's just for local people, nothing for us there. :(
Posted by: Snee
Unless you decide to emigrate.
Bet you didn't think of that :snooty:
Posted by: Virtualbody1234
I was lookin at a local site :snooty:
What are the prices there?
I bet the 250 GB is still a better deal there. ;)
Posted by: Snee
I was lookin at a local site :snooty:
What are the prices there?
I bet the 250 GB is still a better deal there. ;)
this is it (http://www.webhallen.com/list.php?avd=3&konsol=13&genre=53&chr=&sort=0&start=20)
And yeah, you were right.
Must have mixed them up :blushing:
those extra fifty gigs aren't too expensive though, and I'm sure they'd come in handy at some point, so it wouldn't be a total waste of money :unsure: