300GB seagate drive for $179 + $30 rebate ($150 AR)

[Goosemaster]

Haven't really seen anything comaparable besides the 400Hitachi for $24x

 

[iwearnosox]

It's that price at outpost.com/Fry's all the time. I think it went down to $130 at some point.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: iwearnosox
It's that price at outpost.com/Fry's all the time. I think it went down to $130 at some point.

meh..for this price I can go pcik it up right now..I can deal with $20 for the convenience


Hopefully BoB is still up...

 

[Baked]

It's ATA though. I'll jump on it if it's SATA.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Baked
It's ATA though. I'll jump on it if it's SATA.

All i have is pata


..oh, and ultra160

 

[ElFenix]

50 cents a gigabyte isnt' that hot

 

[xospec1alk]

Since we're talking about pata and sata

what are the noticeable differences (if any) between a 7200rpm sata versus a 7200rpm pata?

sorry to hijack =)

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: xospec1alk
Since we're talking about pata and sata

what are the noticeable differences (if any) between a 7200rpm sata versus a 7200rpm pata?

sorry to hijack =)

interface..not much else. Sata has proven to be faster in some tests, but it is nothing revolutionary....yet

 

[bret]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
50 cents a gigabyte isnt' that hot

free is hot...er

 

[xospec1alk]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

interface..not much else. Sata has proven to be faster in some tests, but it is nothing revolutionary....yet

ok i thought so...good thing i just plunked down money for a 300gb pata then...

sure having thin wires transferring data serially is better than those pata cables...but i'm not willing to pay extra for that. yet.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: xospec1alk

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

interface..not much else. Sata has proven to be faster in some tests, but it is nothing revolutionary....yet

ok i thought so...good thing i just plunked down money for a 300gb pata then...

sure having thin wires transferring data serially is better than those pata cables...but i'm not willing to pay extra for that. yet.

just get rounded cables. Unless you are obsessive or have a small HTPC it shouldn't be a problem.

Hell, I have a small Shuttle XPc and the ventilation is great

 

[dc]

it's been 120 after rebate often at fry's/outpost

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: dc
it's been 120 after rebate often at fry's/outpost

meh. I am leaving to pick it up. not that bad of a price.


later

 

[dc]

OMG!!!1 ban him from hotdeals!!!!

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: dc
OMG!!!1 ban him from hotdeals!!!!

$188 after taxes and I still haveve to send the rebate in


$158