I Need An Advise About

[jonathan_tijuana]

which of this hard drives is the best choice?

60GB 7200RPM w/ 8MB Buffer Western Digital IDE Hard Drive ATA100, 600JB $85.99

Western Digital 60GB WD600BB UATA100 - Bare Hard Drive
Seek Time: 8.9ms
7200RPM
2MB Buffer
Ultra ATA 100 Interface
$ 89.99


Maxtor 40GB 6E040L0 Diamond Max Plus 8 UATA133 - Bare Hard Drive
Seek Time: 8ms
7200RPM
2MB Buffer
Ultra ATA 133 Interface
$ 74.99


is the buffer important? and what is the diffence between UATA100 & UATA133?

[asmithz]

do you need to ask.

60GB 7200RPM w/ 8MB Buffer Western Digital IDE Hard Drive ATA100, 600JB $85.99

Western Digital 60GB WD600BB UATA100 - Bare Hard Drive
Seek Time: 8.9ms
7200RPM
2MB Buffer
Ultra ATA 100 Interface
$ 89.99

[ilw]

Does your motherboard support ATA133 (its a faster connection, ATA133 = 133Mb/s instead of ATA100 = 100Mb/s)
That would be worth checking first, if you've got your motherboard manual.

[jonathan_tijuana]

yeah support ata 133.

[lynx]

Seek time is also important.

8ms compared to 8.9ms may not sound much, but it is actually a considerable improvement.

[jonathan_tijuana]

should i get this one Maxtor 40GB 6E040L0 Diamond Max Plus 8 UATA133 - Bare Hard Drive

thanks

[FuNkY CaPrIcOrN]

60 GB for $90?Hell I got a Western Digital 80GB External for $99.

ADs in the Sunday Paper show you can get 120 GB Western Digital internal for $80 now.....160GB for $99.

Check your local Best Buy or Circuit City.....CompUSA if one is around you.

[Somebody1234]

60GB 7200RPM w/ 8MB Buffer Western Digital IDE Hard Drive ATA100, 600JB $85.99

Western Digital 60GB WD600BB UATA100 - Bare Hard Drive
Seek Time: 8.9ms
7200RPM
2MB Buffer
Ultra ATA 100 Interface
$ 89.99

Well... I have just one question. Is the Western digital 8MB or 2MB buffer? In your post it shows 8 and 2.

At this point in time I wouldn't consider anything smaller than 80 GB. (Price/value ratio)

[jonathan_tijuana]

Well... I have just one question. Is the Western digital 8MB or 2MB buffer? In your post it shows 8 and 2. 

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they're two different ones, i just forgot to put the spec for the first one.
i already have one hdd 120 gb, but i need a smaller one to set up windows, and some other stuff. i think that i'm going to buy maxtor 60 gb ata 133.

[clocker]

Listen to FC.

Wait a bit and scan the paper for sales.

I just got two WD ATA133 7200rpm 8MB cache 160 GB HDs for $99 each.

Of course I'll probably retire before the rebate checks arrive...