Nice Prices on Newegg SATA HDD's

[gshock888]

Hitachi SATA150 250GB, 8m, 7200, 3yr - $144
http://www.newegg.com/app/view...=22-145-071&DEPA=1

Maxtor SATA150 300GB, 16m, 7200, 3yr - $209
http://www.newegg.com/app/view...=22-144-359&DEPA=0

WD SATA 74GB, 8m, 10000, 5yr - $157AR ($25rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=22-144-160&depa=0

Samsung SATA150 160GB, 8m, 7200, 3yr - $91
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...description=22-152-015
(copied from another thread here, thanks to that OP)

 

[PC911mickster]

I've got one of the Samsung SATA's and I love it. Quietest hard drive I've ever had. I may actually be able to afford a RAID setup now.

 

[saltedeggman]

16mb cache....this thing will fly

 

[gshock888]

i might get another maxtor after all... the 16m is really tempting

 

[uwannawhat]

Which is better a lower seek time or a larger cache?

 

[xybertron]

Originally posted by: uwannawhat
Which is better a lower seek time or a larger cache?

Benchmark

"Pure performance wise the Raptor still wins hands down with its faster spindle speed and faster access times. If you don't have support for NCQ - or are willing to live with the limited sizes the Raptor comes in - stick with the Raptor. If, however, you do have support for NCQ, and need a hard disk larger than 74 GB there's no better choice than the Maxtor DiamondMax 10."

 

[toant103]

memory are so cheap, why don't hard drive manufacturer use more in their drive?

 

[uwannawhat]

Thanks for the link xybertron.

Interesting reading. :thumbsup:

 

[Averox]

Hmm.. buy now or buy later. Anyone know if any nForce3 board supports NCQ?

 

[linuxwannabe]

quote:

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Originally posted by: uwannawhat
Which is better a lower seek time or a larger cache?
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Benchmark

"Pure performance wise the Raptor still wins hands down with its faster spindle speed and faster access times. If you don't have support for NCQ - or are willing to live with the limited sizes the Raptor comes in - stick with the Raptor. If, however, you do have support for NCQ, and need a hard disk larger than 74 GB there's no better choice than the Maxtor DiamondMax 10."

that is a helpful post. kudos