SUPER DUPER HOT - 74GB Raptor $136.49AR

[BadThad]

Good thru today at 5:30PM Left Coast Time:

WDC 74GB Raptor $163.00 - $10 AT Coupon Code - $20 MIR + 3.49 shipping = $136.49 shipped

Newegg.com

**$10 Instant Rebate by entering Promo Code "RAPTOR10" at Checkout!

SMOKIN! :thumbsup:

 

[bNeta86]

Good price? I am guessing it is from Newegg? Pretty cryptic

 

[cyberfuzz]

yup this is a very nice deal. bought mine for 150 AR over a year ago, couldnt be happier.

 

[BadThad]

Originally posted by: bNeta86
Good price? I am guessing it is from Newegg? Pretty cryptic

Sorry, I guess I could have linked, fixed post!

 

[Zeldak]

Nice catch, BadThad, and at a time when I actually some cash. There's a Newegg "combo deal" that throws in a floppy drive for "free," except it raises the shipping by about two bucks.

Yes, I went for the combo, seeing as my poor grandmother insists she "just can't get by without a floppy" in her tricked-out BF2 rig. :Q

 

[Trikat]

It is OEM.
I got one from outpost.com a couple days ago for about this price.

 

[TimeKeeper]

Just curious.
If I raid two 80GB 7200rpm SATA, will it be faster than raptor?
( I saw most of 80GB are cost less than $60, so I was wondering which setup will be better for me)

thanks,

 

[boggsie]

Originally posted by: TimeKeeper
Just curious.
If I raid two 80GB 7200rpm SATA, will it be faster than raptor?
( I saw most of 80GB are cost less than $60, so I was wondering which setup will be better for me)

thanks,

Fast vs Quick ...

If Fast = Sustained Transfer Rate, then RAID-0 will probably be better.

If Quick = Access Time, then raptor 10,000 rpm will probably be better.

In the real world, a majority of the time, RAID-0 actually performs worse than operating the two drives independently. There is qualification to this statement, so search for the test results that Anandtech published.