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Cheapest single platter drive?

SonicIce

SonicIce

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I want a quiet, cool, fast, efficient, and cheap drive to upgrade some old computers. I know that the less platters the better. Are there single platter drives under 70 bucks in either ide or sata interface? Am I asking too much? 🙂
 
Seagate 7200.12 500GB, seagate has been getting a bad rep lately but i own one of the 7200.12 drives and they are fast and quiet.
 
This is the drive I bought for my Dad's build back in February. Weighing in at 320GB, it's the largest single-platter drive I could find, and not too expensive at $52 shipped (it was $50 back then). It's a nice, basic WD drive with very few moving parts.
 
Originally posted by: SonicIce
Originally posted by: Binky
Originally posted by: Andrew1990
Ta da, a single platter drive for under $50. 250GB only though.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822148261
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The 7200.12 500GB is only $12 more. Is $12 really that much of a concern, for anybody?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822148395
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can you confirm this is single platter? or either of them actually. because i cant find the specs...
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The 500GB 7200.12 is absolutely a single platter drive. 100% positive.

The news that the 250 is single platter was a revelation to me, but here's a link to back it up:

http://www.engadget.com/2007/0...gle-barracuda-platter/
 
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