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Need new hard drive

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I'm looking for a new hard drive. Need opinions on what to look for. Looking for something 10-15MB. What speed, 7200, 10000 rpm?
ATA 33 or 66? I'm currently running a Pentium II 333, AT motherboard. Will upgrade motherboard and CPU in the near future. Any thoughts?
 
U can't go wrong with IBM or Maxtor. (7200rpm). BTW....if you had a twin brother, would his name be 1.1?
 
I've had quantum drives ever since I can remember, I still have a Quantum 3.2 gig that I got in 96 and no matter how much I abuse it, it just won't die.
 
There are no 10K IDE drives on the market yet. If you're looking for an IDE drive, I'd demand a 7200 RPM drive with a 2MB cache. IBM 75 GXP's are probably the best drive out right now, although I'm not sure about their cache size.

[EDIT]I went & checked, it's a 2 MB cache. Check out Anand's review here.[/EDIT]

Viper GTS
 
I use IBM Deskstars in all systems except for one where I have a Maxtor D-Max. IBM has one disadvantage if you are using multiple drives and doing any amount of swapping using mobile drive racks. They have an odd jumper setting that adds one category not found in other brands . . . Master with Slave attached.

This requires me to always be changing jumpers if I swap one in and out as Master. The alternative is to set them to Cable Select and use a CSEL cable. That eliminates all jumper movements.

I realize my case is rather unique because each of my systems now uses ATA 66 capable mobile racks. I can change operating systems just by swapping out a hard drive. I keep two extras ready to go in Inner Trays.

The flexibility of such a system is enormous . . . backup is a non-problem and multi-boot is history.

 
I guess you should consider your budget. If you want cheap, you should be able to get a Quantum or Maxtor 5400 rpm drive for around 85 USD delivered. IF you get lucky, you may be able to pick up a 10 gig 7200 rpm drive for about the same price. If money is not as big a concern, then an IBM or Maxtor 7200 rpm drive is probably your best bet, IMO. Around $100 to $125 for 15 to 20 gig. I assume your BIOS supports larger hard drives, so I would recommend a bigger drive, if your budget allows. They are a better value, meaning more gigs/$. They are usually faster, too.
Chuck
 
IBM 75gxp is the only logical way to go. You can get a 30 gig driver thats ata 100 for around 150. even if you dont need that much drive now its a good ideal to get one you can grow into.
 
If you can wait a few weeks you should. The IBM drive is about to be demoted to 3 or 4th fastest IDE drive, with Maxtor, WD, Quantum, and Seagate all releasing new drives. If you have to have something now, I would recommend the Quantum LM+ which will be faster under typical usage patterns vs the IBM. It's also only about $100 for the 30GB version. Avoid the Maxtor DM 40+, it isn't a bad drive, but it is quite outdated by the current crop of drives.
 
Buck's right.

And BestBuy is advertising a 15GB 7200 RPM Western Digital drive for $79 after $30 rebate. (sale starts 09/24/2000)
 
😀 Thanks for eveyone's input. I've heard good things about the IBM drives. Thanks to Viper GTS for the link to Anand's recent review on hard drives. I purchased the IBM 7200 rpm 30gb drive for $149 plus tax at the Richmond, VA computer show.😎 THANKS AGAIN!
 
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