What would make a fast main drive

[boneca1]

I'm looking for cheap under $100 around 250GB hard drive for new build that will be performance vise be comparable to WD Raptor.

I already have 74GB Rapotor drive in my current build which is fantastic but I don't want to spend as much money on HD anymore and I'd like to have more space as well.

I would prefer WD or Seagate. It has to be SATA drive.

I checked NewEgg, ClubIT and ZipZoom and saw many WD 250GB drives around $70 mark but I don't know which one to get...

Thanks in advise...

 

[j00fek]

this might work

 

[boneca1]

Originally posted by: j00fek
this might work

thanks looks good, I'll look in to it.

 

[Rubycon]

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You said no raptor hehe.

 

[Boyo]

A WD 250GB Caviar SE 16MB is a good drive. Try that one. It's very quiet.

 

[Jiggz]

What you need to look for is a single platter hdd with a large capacity, i.e. 160GB hdd are usually single platter. Single platter hdd are always faster than multiple platter for a reason, high density and lesser access time.

 

[Imyourzero]

Originally posted by: Rubycon
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You said no raptor hehe.

LOL!

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: boneca1
...will be performance vise be comparable to WD Raptor.

What aspects of performance are important to you, specifically?
No other SATA HD's are "comparable" to the Raptors.