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April 12th, 2006, 02:57 PM
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I am building a new system and wondered what drive to get . I want a 40 gig 7200 rpm i know so far, and Ive always stuck with Maxtor. Any better ones out there I should consider? thanks
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April 12th, 2006, 03:09 PM
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for nearly the same price you can find an 80 gig with the same specs... | |
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April 12th, 2006, 03:09 PM
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Any reason for the 40 gig size? Seems like for $5-10 more you can get double that size... | |
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April 12th, 2006, 03:10 PM
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you only want 40-gig? Those actually might be hard to come by now.
I like Seagate and Western Digital a lot, I use those when I build/upgrade computers for people.
They also have great utilities as well, in case I need to do anything fancy with the install.
Personally, I'm using a Hitachi 80gb SATA drive in my computer and LOVE it. It's quiet, fast and have never had any problems. | |
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April 12th, 2006, 03:11 PM
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LOL, looks like great minds all think alike... | |
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April 12th, 2006, 03:19 PM
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you only want 40gbs? (had to add my great mind ^^ )
id take a Seagate over the Maxtor...
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April 12th, 2006, 03:30 PM
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Check out the deals at www.techbargains.com
You will likely find a deal on a new drive at Best Buy, Circuit City, CompUSA etc. A while back I grabbed a new 120gb Seagate drive for $42 with tax at Best Buy. This was without any rebates either. www.nextag.com is also a good place to search for good prices on anything.
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April 12th, 2006, 03:37 PM
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I've used Seagate and Western Digital drives so far, and I've heard good things about Hitachi and Samsung.
Maxtor is OK, but I'd get Seagate, if I could spare a few bucks, or get a Samsung if strapped for cash. Samsung's are inexpensive, but they're still well made, a lot better than what they used to be. | |
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April 12th, 2006, 03:43 PM
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| | Ultimas w00t! Mastah...
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i have a samsung right now... it got some of the best scores in tests and it was the cheapest  really nice drives right now | |
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April 15th, 2006, 10:42 AM
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Well, as a few have said, think again on the size. Once you have a final decision, search a few reviews on the harddrive you are interested in.
I have a maxtor harddrive, its been with me for about 5 years, i havent had any problems with it or anything. If i was going to buy anotehr harddrive though, i think id try hitachi too.
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