What 40 gigger should i get?

[5489]

for my OS. Should be IDE,

i want speed and reliability

 

[StattlichPassat]

Look no further than Western Digital.

 

[5489]

are the 40 gig 7200 rpm drives ok? (WD)?

there is no special edition for 40 gigs

 

[Utterman]

Originally posted by: 5489
are the 40 gig 7200 rpm drives ok? (WD)? there is no special edition for 40 gigs

No SE verion for 40 gig, just with the 80, 100 and 120 gig models.

I used to think that 40 gigs was a lot of space, but with the size of game and files getting bigger it quickly became full. I suggest paying the little extra money for a bigger space. I have a 120 gig of the Western Digital's Special edition hard drive, and it was well worth the price (only $142 shipped for Dell )

 

[PreDatoR]

Maxtor D740x's are good drives and can be had for 65-70.

 

[whitelight]

I have a 120 gig of the Western Digital's Special edition hard drive, and it was well worth the price (only $142 shipped for Dell )

:Q:Q:Q

 

[TheCorm]

Yeah WD + Maxtors both are good choices, fairly similar spec.

Corm

 

[Technonut]

I like the Maxtor D740X drives also. I have 2 40GB (RAID0) in the AT7. Using WinXP Pro with the VIA RAID patch, I pulled a Sandra drive bench of 44914.

 

[Mavrick007]

If you want a quiet drive, get a Seagate Baracuda IV, but if you want a faster drive, get a Maxtor d740x for drives less than 80gigs.
They are going for a pretty good price now too.

 

[Athlon4all]

Maxtor, or WD are the top 2 HD makers in my book, I'd take Maxtor cause they have slightly better performance eon just plain vinilla drives, however, the WD800JB is nice

 

[herbage11]

I have a Maxtor 40 gig L series w/ fluid bearings. ATA 133. It is fast and quiet. I am happy and if I had it to do over would get the same drive. good luck