Western Digital 3.5", 18G, 10K RPM, Ultra160 SCSI LVD drive

[thermite88]

The Egghead auction ends tomorrow. 50 drives available.

 

[Vegito]

kinda not a hot deal, it's 80pinn sca.. the converter from 68pinn is like 8-12 bucks each.. + those egghead guys bid them up

 

[burnedout]

I wonder if this would work with my SPARCstation 20? It should. Man, this would be just too awesome. Especially for about $100.00.

 

[Karoth]

what kinda scsi card is needed for this type of drve ?

 

[Kwad Guy]

1) Auction closes TOMORROW (Thursday).
Trust me on this one, those drives will NOT be around $100 by
the time the auction ends. If they are, I'll buy them all

2) These drives use a SCA/80 pin interface. They are designed
for hot-swap bays. You can use them with a standard 68 or 50 pin
SCSI connector with an adaptor. Adaptors are about $10-15, tops.

Kwad

 

[Tako]

Yep, I picked up one of these suckers at Egghead 4 months ago. It was a straight 68 pin connector too By the time the deal closed, it was about $285. Gotta love 'em 10K drives, especially for under $300

Tako_chu

 

[thermite88]

<< Trust me on this one, those drives will NOT be around $100 by the time the auction ends. If they are, I'll buy them all >>

The 68-pins SE/LVD version (WDE18310-0050) of this drive goes for just under $300 shipped. The non-Ultra160 (U2W/LVD, 68-pins, WDE18310-0040) version is cheaper. Check PriceWatch. You need to decide when it remains a good deal.