Help, I need a 20GB hard drive recommendation.

[Skot]

I'm looking for a 20GB hard drive around the $100 range. I'd appreciate suggestions on what to get.

 

[Syborg1211]

western digital drives are good, but you would have to go oem for the 100 dollar range

 

[4824guy]

The MAxtor Diamond Max Plus series is very fast, very quiet, and benchmarks great.

I am not sure about the price, but you can probably pick up a coupon code at techbargins.com and do some searches. Staples ususally has some sales going on with the Maxtors.

 

[MWink]

I would highly recommend the Maxtor Diamond Max+ 20GB. I have used a lot of them and they work very well.

 

[Mday]

western digital or IBM

 

[RSI]

Do not buy a Western Digital hard drive, you will be dissapointed. I believe Quantum or IBM makes the best 20 gigabyte hard drive. I would go with Quantum, because they're probably cheaper (and just as fast), but if you want the "IBM" name just to say you have an IBM, go ahead and buy that.

They are both great drives. Both have 7200rpm, 2 meg cache and low access times (I believe it is 8.5ms).

Hope I helped,

-RSI

 

[convex]

swing by sams and pick up that 7200 20giger for 59 bucks 😉

 

[Rand]

Quantum makes some nice drives for the money.

 

[LXi]

Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 40 20GB, highly recommended, cheap, fast and quiet. Or go for Quantum if you can stand the noise. IBM is nice but I think it would be out of your budget.

 

[RossMAN]

If you could afford it get the Maxtor Diamond Max Plus 20.4GB but that will cost you $119 with free shipping and a free disposable camera from Staples.com

For $20 more you can get the Maxtor Diamond Max Plus 30G.0GB for only $139 with free shipping and a free disposable camera from Staples.com

Here's a list of the Maxtor hard drives @ Staples.com

Your BEST VALUE on a decent hard drive is the Western Digital 20GB for $59.88

If you can afford it, get the Maxtor. E-mail me for the magical Staples coupons since it's against forum rules to post them here.

 

[Edski]

Heck, I will sell ya a new 60GB Maxtor for $200

 

[Jhhnn]

Can't touch the WD 20.5Gig deal at Sam's Club! Full retail kit (cable, screws, manual, utility disk) full warranty. The only way to get a better deal would be stealing.

It is built under license from IBM, "identical" to its IBM cousin according to Anandtech. Why pay more?